Chapter 480 479. All three parties gave in at the same time! The first-day sales records were all refreshed again! (Subscribe)
It’s already very late.
It’s almost the second day.
but.
The main members of the Grammy Organizing Committee did not take a break and were still gathered in the conference room to discuss something.
originally!
In the afternoon, they had already decided on the treatment for Wang Qian and other singers who refused to participate in the Grammy Awards, such as Kristen, Sophie, Green, and Miyuki Nakamori. That is to ban them, not allow them to appear on the Grammy stage, and they will not receive any nominations or awards in the next few years.
This is their normal operation.
This has been the case for decades.
If any singer or musician offends them, they will use their influence to ban him or her from the music industry. The banned person may still be able to make a living, but he or she will never have any further development, unless there is a very powerful force behind him or her that can influence the Grammy Organizing Committee, in which case they dare not offend him or her.
Otherwise, ordinary people will be controlled by the Grammy Organizing Committee.
Many big names in the industry who have won Grammy Awards will give face to the organizing committee, and it is extremely easy to ban a musician with no background.
But!
this time!
They felt different.
They felt that their control over the music scene was not as terrifying as before.
Wang Qian doesn't care about them. He seems to care nothing about the European and American music scene and market, let alone their Grammy Award nominations and awards.
The same is true for Kristen, Sophie Green and others. They don't care at all about the influence of the Grammy in the European and American music scene, nor do they care whether they will win the award in the future, nor do they care about their own position in the history of pop music.
Miyuki Nakamori, a talented singer from the island country, did not worship Europe and the United States like other islanders, nor did she boycott the Grammy Awards.
If these people were ordinary singers and musicians, they would also look down on them.
However, these are the top singers in the world music scene now and in the future! They impulsively decided to ban them.
but.
When today is coming to an end.
When they saw the ranking and sales on the music sales chart, they were helpless and shocked, and quickly gathered again to continue the meeting and discussion.
Several Grammy Awards bigwigs were having a heated discussion.
"Wang Qian's sales are too terrible. Even if he returns to China in the future, it will be impossible for us to ban him. He has no shortage of collaborators. His works can still be sold on a large scale in Europe and the United States. His sales will still be very high in the future. So can we completely ignore him? Can we still prevent him from appearing on our stage?"
"Yes, if he continues to crush singers around the world in terms of commercial performance and we don't give him nominations and awards, then our Grammy will become a joke."
"But we have just issued a statement breaking up with him! If we go back to him now, where is the dignity of our organizing committee? Who will care about our opinions in the future?"
“If the Grammys are no longer prestigious and the attention is gone, will anyone care about our opinions?”
"My opinion is that we should quickly repair our relationship with Wang Qian, agree to some of his conditions, and invite him to our party again. Then we can try to invite Christine, Sophie, Green, Miyuki Nakamori and others. If we succeed, we will be the biggest winner."
"How can we possibly agree to his terms? Give him the Best Singer and Best Single of the Year? Why? What qualifications does he have? He's only been in the industry for half a year!"
"Then you can give him the Best Newcomer award."
"What about Adam? We've already tipped off his agent about his possible award."
"Sacrificing Adam's interests..."
"Have you not noticed that Wang Qian has conquered many musicians and singers in our European and American music scene? Kristen, Sophie, Green, and Miyuki Nakamori are all his loyal fans, so they followed him in refusing our performances. If we ban Wang Qian in the future, many of his fans may continue to boycott our stage."
…
Intense discussion.
The old man in the middle made the final decision: "Contact him, give him the Best Newcomer Award, and give him a reward of 50 million US dollars! It's just a performance, I think our sincerity is enough."
The others looked at each other and were once again shocked by the number.
The price is fifty million dollars!
Even the normal performance costs for last year's Grammy Awards were not that high.
And this year, Wang Qian alone will be paid 50 million US dollars?
Do we need another Best Newcomer Award?
Many people had reluctance on their faces.
They still think so.
No matter how popular Wang Qian is, he is still a new singer in China. Why? The middle-aged woman said softly, "Then I will contact him now?"
The old man nodded and said, "Contact him. If, I mean if, no one can break his sales record in the future. His name is on all the sales record charts in the world music scene, but he has never won a Grammy Award from us, nor has he performed on our stage once."
"So, what will other people think of us? What will his fans and all the musicians who are dedicated to making music think of us?"
The old man's words made everyone nod slightly in approval.
If the Grammy Awards lose their authority, they will all suffer huge losses. Not only will their status in the circle decline rapidly, but they will also lose unimaginable benefits.
So, no one spoke out against it.
The middle-aged woman immediately took out her phone and sent a message to Qin Xuerong.
…
Wang Qian and Qin Xuerong were finishing their meal.
Qin Xuerong received two messages and a phone call at the same time.
The two messages came from the organizing committees of the two major awards, the Grammys and the Oscars.
The person who called was Oni, the general manager of world championship operations.
The two looked at the name displayed on the phone.
Wang Qian nodded to Qin Xuerong and signaled for the call to be connected.
Qin Xuerong answered the phone immediately: "Hi, Mr. O'Neill."
Wang Qian quickly opened his phone to check the situation. These three parties contacted him again at the same time, less than half a day apart. There must be a reason, and it must be a public reason.
Aoni's voice came from the phone: "Hi, Miss Qin. It's very late. I hope I didn't disturb your rest?"
Qin Xuerong: "No, Mr. O'Neill, what's the matter?"
Oni: "It's like this. This afternoon, I told everyone about the conditions you proposed. After we discussed it all afternoon, we felt that your conditions were not too excessive. We can agree to some of them, but you have to make some concessions!"
Qin Xuerong looked at Wang Qian and said, "Oh? Then please go ahead."
Oni: "We all recognize Professor Wang Qian's contribution to our program. Therefore, we are willing to include Professor Wang Qian as our partner in the new program. After our discussion, we unanimously agreed that Mr. Wang Qian can get 20% of the revenue from the new program! But he will not enjoy the copyright. The copyright and all income of the performance still belong to Mr. Wang Qian personally."
"This is the final result of our discussion. I think this is the best contract in the world and even in the history of variety shows."
This was the result of a discussion among the top ten copyright holders an hour ago. It was also a plan that he managed to persuade most of the copyright holders as much as possible before getting everyone to agree to it.
Everyone knows that Wang Qian joining their program will definitely bring immeasurable benefits.
So, in the end, he gave in and agreed to give Wang Qian dividends.
However, he did not agree to give 30% or the copyright. He only agreed to give Wang Qian 20% of the profit rights, without the copyright. After the first phase of cooperation, they would no longer have any connection.
As for the copyright income from the performances, they did not argue and all of it belonged to Wang Qian.
What they care about most is the copyright of the program. The top ten copyright holders can sit together to create such a history-making variety show as the World Championship because they all own part of the copyright of the program.
If the copyright is given to Wang Qian, then Wang Qian will always have the right to intervene in the program and enjoy the dividends from the program.
This is something they cannot tolerate.
If Oni hadn't given them a clear calculation, knowing that with Wang Qian joining, each of them could earn at least $500 million more.
There was no way they would agree to Wang Qian's participation in the dividends! And a one-time participation in the dividends was their limit.
copyright?
That is impossible...
Qin Xuerong was extremely shocked when she heard Oni's conditions. She was shocked by the generosity and sincerity of the program crew. At the same time, she also knew that this was what Wang Qian had earned with his own strength. The other party was definitely not doing charity. They would only agree to give up their profits if they could earn more benefits from Wang Qian.
Qin Xuerong was so tempted by this condition that he wanted to agree to it.
But she looked at Wang Qian.
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Wang Qian stared at the information on the screen of his mobile phone and heard what Oni said. He shook his head slightly at Qin Xuerong and pointed to his mouth - don't agree, don't forget what I said!
Qin Xuerong suddenly remembered Wang Qian's words.
The conditions are non-negotiable.
Either agree.
Or not to cooperate! And Oni's current conditions obviously did not agree with the conditions proposed by Wang Qian, and the gap was very large.
Qin Xuerong smiled slightly, knowing that Wang Qian was still reluctant to participate in this program, so he insisted on such excessive conditions. He immediately said to Oni, "Mr. Oni, I'm very sorry. Our conditions will not change. I told you that if you don't agree to our conditions, then we can't cooperate. There is no other possibility of negotiation."
Oni on the other side was silent for a moment, then said regretfully: "We really want to cooperate with you. I can convince them to give you one-third of the profit and one-hundred million dollars in compensation. Add to that the income from Professor Wang Qian's personal works, and his total income will not be less than this world game. It will be a huge income of several billion dollars."
Qin Xuerong was moved again.
One-third of the dividend rights, plus a compensation of $100 million.
This condition! It's incredible.
If Qin Xuerong hadn't heard it with her own ears, she wouldn't have believed that the program crew would make such concessions to a invited guest.
She looked at Wang Qian again, and seeing that Wang Qian was still shaking his head, she said helplessly, "Mr. O'Neill, I'm sorry."
Without saying much, the two words "sorry" said it all.
Oni sighed, "Oh, well! This way, both of us will lose a huge opportunity."
Without Wang Qian joining, the income of their new program would inevitably drop. Even if they could invite Christine, the effect would not be as good as when Wang Qian came on stage.
Kristen's works have good sales, but the stage effects have always been mediocre. After all, it is country music. Without explosive stage effects and the atmosphere of the whole venue being ignited, it naturally cannot make the scene crazy, nor can it make the whole world crazy, and the ratings will not be that high.
Similarly, he believed that Wang Qian’s refusal also caused Wang Qian to lose an opportunity.
The combination of the top ten copyright holders can be said to be the most powerful combination in the global entertainment industry. They can easily market their works in countries around the world through their respective channels, and can also integrate publicity resources to easily hype them on a large scale around the world.
The popularity during the World Championship is not entirely due to the top ten players themselves, the resources behind them cannot be ignored.
Hang up the phone.
Oni looked at the others in the conference room, shook his head and said, "What a pity!"
The North American copyright representative said angrily: "They think too highly of themselves! They want copyright, but that's impossible."
They all believe that the new program is bound to be a success, which means it will represent huge long-term income. Giving up the publishing rights means giving up a large amount of long-term income, which is impossible.
Brazilian representative: "Then don't cooperate with him. It's his loss!"
"Let's go invite Christine now!"
"We have contacted Kristen's agent but have not received a response yet. It is said that Kristen is busy in the recording studio and cannot be disturbed."
"We can't just let it go like this. Since Wang Qian has refused to cooperate with us, we can try to reduce his presence as much as possible around the world in the future."
"You mean ban him?"
"Why not?"
"With his current popularity and number of fans, who can ban him? Unless the official forces of countries around the world work together, it is impossible."
"Haha, ban him? Just look at the current sales charts!"
"He broke the sales record again. No one can stop him, not even us or the Grammys."
"Why……"
A sigh made the entire program team's meeting room fall silent.
When they thought of Wang Qian, they felt complicated for a moment.
Then they looked at the latest world pop music charts displayed on the big screen and were stunned.
Monday is over, and the first-day record of the world pop music sales chart is about to be broken once again!
Recently, these records have been the most pitiful, being broken again and again by Wang Qian.
…
Wang Qian looked at the hot information on European and American social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, and then looked at the sales charts, and roughly knew the reason! In fact, this was also within Wang Qian's expectations.
There is no other reason.
It’s just that Wang Qian’s own strength is so strong that they don’t want to miss it.
Qin Xuerong hung up the phone with Oni and quickly said, "Grammy sent a message saying that if you are willing to perform on stage, you will definitely be awarded the Best Newcomer Award and a salary of 50 million US dollars. All copyrights of the performance works have nothing to do with them and belong to us!"
"As for the Oscars, they also said that if we are willing to perform, the remuneration will be increased to 30 million US dollars. Moreover, as long as you agree, there will definitely be a movie this year that will purchase the copyright of your work and insert it into a film or TV series. And when you wait for the Oscars next year, you will definitely be awarded the Best Original Score Award!"
Qin Xuerong looked surprised and raised her head to look at Wang Qian: "They all promised to give you a prize! The remuneration has also been raised to a record high. They are very sincere! Wang Qian, do we want to go?"
Wang Qian looked at the numbers on the sales list and said softly, "No!"
Qin Xuerong was curious: "Why?"
Wang Qian said seriously: "The prize they gave is too small, not worth my time and energy. I have more important things to do in China! I said that unless I am given a big prize, I will not go. You can continue to reply to them like this."
Qin Xuerong was a little speechless: "But, you haven't released an album yet, so even if they want to give you the big prize, they can't give it to you!"
How can you win the Best Singer, Best Work, or Best Album awards without releasing an album?
Wang Qian smiled and said, "Then wait until I release the album!"
Qin Xuerong saw that Wang Qian still didn't want to go, so she stopped trying to persuade him: "Okay, then I'll reply to them like this."
Wang Qian stared at the sales figures on the list.
now!
Almost all the hot news on major social platforms and news platforms around the world are related to Wang Qian’s sales figures today.
Therefore, the Grammy, Oscar, and World Games production teams all chose to give in.
They couldn't ignore these four terrifying numbers.
(End of this chapter)