Chapter 482 481. Give me the grand prize? No! I want to take it myself! (Subscribe)
Just like the Grammy Awards, the Oscar Organizing Committee held another meeting and compromised with Wang Qian again.
The reason.
Same here!
Looking at the sales list, if the top ten singers who made history will never appear on their Oscar stage again, then their Oscars will become dull, and those big-name movie stars who have always been the protagonists of the Oscars will seem less important at this moment.
The World Championship program team originally didn't want to compromise any more. After receiving Qin Xuerong's strong answer, Oni planned to disband with the top ten copyright holders and go home to rest. However, after taking another look at today's sales list, everyone discussed and still felt that it would be best to have Wang Qian join! Therefore, the World Championship program team took another step back.
Qin Xuerong once again received news from the organizing committees of the Grammy and Oscar awards, as well as the world competition program team.
This time, neither Oni nor Zhou Qinghua called Wang Qian again. They just discussed through messages to avoid conflicts and embarrassment during the call.
Wang Qian was looking at the European and American sales charts. After glancing at the top ten, he was a little shocked by the sales of his own work.
This kind of sales volume was something he himself could not have imagined. Even if it had happened, he still felt it was a bit unreal.
You know! In another world, among the four songs he sang, only Hotel California had high sales when it was released and won the Grammy Award that year.
The other three songs were not actually very popular at the time. They all became popular classics after a period of dissemination and fermentation. However, their sales were not very high, and they did not even enter the top ten of the Billboard charts. They just had a very high reputation.
Unexpectedly.
In this world, it caused the world to go crazy as soon as it was released.
It can be seen that the same work, released at different times and in different social backgrounds, will have completely different effects and results.
Wang Qian looked at many media and social platforms and saw almost one-sided praise. The occasional boycott was quickly drowned out.
In the face of absolute commercial achievements, no one can stop this impact! Moreover, people in the industry are not that resistant to Wang Qian.
Because Wang Qian made each of them get a windfall.
Actors, internet celebrities, even models and athletes who have crossed over to release songs are now praising Wang Qian on their respective social media accounts.
The reason was the same, because Wang Qian also brought them a huge fortune.
These cross-border people never imagined that they would get a huge windfall because of music.
A retired NBA superstar released a song and it sold 20 million on the first day. Although it is not on the list and has fallen behind the 80th or 90th place, it is still an absolute surprise. With 20 million sales on the first day, it means at least 50 million sales in a week. With his status, he can get 50%, which means 25 million US dollars in pre-tax income in a week! Even this NBA superstar received an annual salary of 20 million US dollars before retirement, and his total income from advertising endorsements was as high as 60 million US dollars a year, but he had never made 25 million US dollars in a week.
So! The retired NBA superstar directly said on his Facebook account: "I am a fanatical fan of Professor Wang Qian. He fully brought out the charm of rock and roll, which influenced the world and ignited my musical inspiration, which led to this song. I suggest that we play this song "We Are the Champions" at the end of the last game of the NBA Finals every year. Of course, the prerequisite is to get the authorization of Professor Wang Qian."
“I also suggested that the team play Professor Wang Qian’s song “We Will Rock You” during crucial games. That will surely ignite the whole stadium and make the players burst out with higher fighting spirit and play a more exciting game!”
The retired basketball star's speech received millions of likes and reposts, and more than 100,000 comments, all of which were likes and support.
Many other NBA players also commented and liked the post.
And this is not an isolated case.
Two world-class football players also released works today, and the sales have exceeded 20 million so far, making them a lot of money. They also expressed their support and admiration for Wang Qian on Facebook and Twitter.
"We are the champions. This is the perfect song for the World Cup! I suggest that FIFA quickly buy the rights to use this song, preferably the exclusive rights to use it during the World Cup. It would be great to play this song after we win the championship!"
One of the world-class football players also made a public proposal, which received a lot of public support. Many fans liked the proposal in support and called on the Football Association to act quickly.
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When Wang Qian saw the news, he felt a little proud, but then he quickly suppressed it, closed his Facebook and Twitter pages, and opened Hua Xia's Qian Qian Jing Ting platform to see how Hua Xia's sales were.
Qin Xuerong looked at her phone and said, "The Grammys, Oscars, and World Games production teams all sent us messages. Do you want to listen?"
Wang Qian smiled slightly and said, "Tell me what happened. They came to me three times in one day. What did they say this time?"
Wang Qian also had some admiration for the perseverance of these three parties.
Of course, he knew that people were not doing it for him, but to make money!
This shows that European and American capitalists are more willing to lose face when faced with huge profits.
Qin Xuerong nodded: "The Oscars said that they can give you the Best Original Score Award for two consecutive years, provided that your work appears in a publicly released movie. As for the remuneration, it has been increased again to 50 million US dollars. This is their greatest sincerity."
Wang Qian nodded gently: "What about Grammy?"
Qin Xuerong quickly said, "The Grammys are more sincere. The Grammys said that as long as you perform on the Grammy stage for three consecutive years, you will be awarded the Best Newcomer Award this year, the Best Singer Award in the next two years, and the Best Album Award in the next two years! If you have more albums to release later, you will have another chance to win... However, the prerequisite is that you continue to accept performance invitations."
"At the same time, they also offered a compensation of 60 million US dollars, which is an increase again!"
Qin Xuerong exclaimed, and then said: "This is the most incredible condition I have ever seen. They even promised you the Best Singer and Best Album awards. If we make this conversation public, the reputation of the Grammys will definitely suffer a heavy blow. This is a big award that many singers have struggled all their lives to get but have never been able to get. It is an honor that many singers have fought for."
"Moreover, no Asian singer has received even a single nomination so far."
"If you can win the Grammy Awards for three consecutive years, Best New Artist in the first year, Best Vocalist in the second year, and Best Album in the third year! Then your historical status will definitely skyrocket..."
There was a hint of surprise in Wang Qian's eyes. He didn't expect Grammy to be so generous.
It seems!
The pressure this sales list brings to the European and American entertainment circles is even greater than the Wang Qian phenomenon.
Wang Qian said softly, "I don't want these promises from them, tell them! I am a reasonable person, I don't need them to manipulate me to give me an award. As long as they give a written promise that they will never interfere with my award and guarantee absolute fairness, justice and openness, then I will agree to perform at the Grammy Gala!"
"Of course, $60 million is a lot. I won't do it for free."
Qin Xuerong looked at Wang Qian in surprise: "Don't you want them to ensure the promise of winning the award?"
Wang Qian laughed and said seriously, "Why do you want such a promise? It's as if they gave me the award. If I didn't win it based on my own ability, I would rather not have it. But if I should win the award and they interfere and take it away, then I will never appear on the Grammy stage again."
Qin Xuerong looked at Wang Qian with admiration: "Yes, with your strength and talent, as long as you release your works, who can compete with you for the awards? As long as they can ensure fairness and justice, you can definitely win all the awards!"
Wang Qian said seriously: "Tell them to get a written agreement to ensure that they will not interfere with the fairness and impartiality of the awards in any form! If there is any shady dealings, I will always refuse any invitation from the Grammys."
Qin Xuerong: "Okay, I'll tell them right away!"
Wang Qian thought for a moment and continued to say to Qin Xuerong: "Oh, the same goes for the Oscars. I have the same requirements as the Grammys. I don't care about other people's awards, but as long as I participate in the awards, then it must be fair and just, and they can't interfere in any way, otherwise I will never appear on the Oscar stage."
Qin Xuerong thought for a moment and said, "I think the Oscars will agree. They probably won't care about a small award like Best Original Score, and they won't bother to do it."
Indeed, a small award like Best Original Score does not bring much popularity to the film, so naturally no one is willing to hype or manipulate it, and just let it develop on its own.
The most competitive and frequently contested awards are for several major awards, such as Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Picture, etc.
In the eyes of Qin Xuerong and many members of the Oscar Organizing Committee, Wang Qian had nothing to do with these awards, so it was fine to agree to Wang Qian's conditions! Therefore, Qin Xuerong felt that the Oscar Organizing Committee should agree quickly.
There might be some problems with the Grammys!
because……
Grammy is the symbol of European and American pop music.
If Wang Qian conquers the Grammy Awards again and again in the future, does it mean that the European and American music scene has been completely conquered and dominated by Wang Qian?
How will the Grammy Awards cope then?
Given that Wang Qian's works continue to break world sales records, many people in the industry cannot imagine what will happen after Wang Qian officially releases his album and officially enters the world music scene.
Wang Qian nodded and asked seriously, "What did the production team say?"
Qin Xuerong calmed down and continued to report: "Mr. Oni from the program group sent me another message saying that they can take a step back and give you 30% of the profits, but they still won't give you the copyright. They can only give you 30% of the profits for the quarter you participated in! The copyright of the songs and other things will remain the same, and they will also give you $100 million in appearance fees."
"This is the greatest sincerity. To be honest, I find it incredible. It's like they are rushing to give you money."
Qin Xuerong's family was one of the early entertainment tycoons in Beijing, and although they later successfully transformed and gave up the entertainment industry, she was also familiar with the entertainment industry at home and abroad, and knew that every invitation Wang Qian received now was a terrifying invitation that had never appeared in the history of the development of the entertainment industry at home and abroad, and every invitation was making history.
Wang Qian thought about it and felt that this might be the greatest sincerity that the program crew could show.
He will definitely not agree to give up the copyright, and give him 30% of the copyright at a time.
However, Wang Qian felt that it was right not to agree...
Anyway, he really didn't want to participate in this new show.
There is only one performance each for the Oscars and the Grammys, and they are staggered by a month or so. He can go back to his country to rest, and then rehearse a little bit a few days before the performance before performing.
If he wants to participate in this new program, he will have to stay here for at least two or three months. Adding this world competition, he will have spent half a year in North America this year.
Wang Qian doesn't want this to happen.
If it was next year's show, he might consider agreeing to it.
This year……
Forget it! He could imagine that the production team wanted to continue to take advantage of the popularity of the current World Championship, so they were in a hurry to prepare a new program to ensure that they could make more money.
But he doesn't need this kind of money.
Return home!
There is still a lot of things waiting for him to deal with, and the benefits brought by them will not be less than what this new program will bring him.
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so.
never mind!
Wang Qian shook his head and said, "Tell them! I won't give in. Agree to my terms before you talk to me. Otherwise, there's no need to talk. If you do this again next time, I won't respond."
Qin Xuerong nodded: "Okay, I'll give them a reply right away."
Operate the phone.
Qin Xuerong immediately responded to the three parties.
The three parties were also waiting for her reply.
Although it was already very late, the three major program teams did not take a break and were still waiting for Wang Qian's reply in their respective meeting rooms.
In the program team's office, Oni received the news and read it to everyone, saying with regret: "It seems that we can't cooperate with Wang Qian. Let's contact Kristen tomorrow."
After hearing this, the top ten copyright holders were somewhat annoyed, but also somewhat relieved. They were angry that Wang Qian rejected such a huge concession from them, but relieved that they did not have to give up 30% of their profits.
"Well, let's contact Christine. It seems that after the World Championships, Wang Qian's appetite has really expanded too much."
"We will contact Kristen and the other nine contestants tomorrow. Even if Wang Qian is not here, with the ten of them filling in, plus we invite some big-name legendary singers, I think the effect will not be much different. Who knows, it may be even better. Then we will make a lot of money."
"It's impossible to replicate the miracle of the World Championship, but it would be great to have half the viewership of the World Championship."
"I suggest that after the performance next week, we try to block all news about Wang Qian in our respective areas, so that he knows the price of rejecting us."
"Don't worry, in North America, news about him won't appear easily."
"Haha, the same goes for Europe. What about China?"
Several people looked at Zhou Qinghua.
Zhou Qinghua shook his head: "We can't ban him in China, otherwise we might not be able to mix in the Chinese entertainment industry."
Everyone thought about it and decided not to force Zhou Qinghua anymore.
Everyone discussed the invitation list and preparation plan for the new program again, and then went back to rest.
After Zhou Qinghua left, he looked at his cell phone, hesitating whether to call Wang Qian, but in the end he didn't call.
He knew that since Wang Qian had refused, it would be redundant for him to call again.
…
at the same time!
After Oscar received Qin Xuerong's reply, the few of them discussed it briefly and agreed.
After all, in their opinion, Wang Qian is just a singer and the most he can do is compete for small awards like Best Original Score, which they don't care about at all.
So, he agreed without any burden and was willing to sign an agreement, but at the same time he made a request: "Both of us must guarantee that this agreement will not be leaked, otherwise we will not acknowledge it, and the party that leaks the information will need to pay at least $1 billion in defamation damages!"
Qin Xuerong showed Oscar's reply to Wang Qian, who said calmly, "Confidentiality is based on the premise that they guarantee the validity of their promise. If they break their promise, then we have no obligation to keep it confidential, and we can choose to make it public at any time."
Wang Qian wanted to laugh. You didn't admit it, but you still want money. Isn't this a cover-up? Qin Xuerong quickly replied, and the Oscar Organizing Committee also replied quickly: "Agreed, you can come to sign the contract tomorrow! Sign in secret."
Wang Qian read the message and said, "Let's do it next week. I'll sign the contract after my performances on the World Championship stage are all finished, so as to avoid trouble and gossip."
Qin Xuerong nodded. There was still one performance left, so she was still within the contract period. According to the contract, she could not sign contracts with other program teams at will, otherwise the world competition program team would have the right to pursue responsibility.
Qin Xuerong replied to the message.
The Oscars organizing committee responded quickly: "No problem, we will sign the contract next Tuesday."
Wang Qian looked at it and nodded, indicating that it was no problem! On the other side.
The Grammy Organizing Committee has not yet responded to Qin Xuerong's message.
because.
They were tangled up and having a heated discussion.
"Guarantee fairness and justice? How can we guarantee it? There is no standard. If he says it is unfair if he doesn't win the award, then what can we say?"
"If we guarantee fairness and justice and we do not interfere in any form, then I want to ask, among all the singers and musicians in the world, who can stop Wang Qian? If Wang Qian releases an album every year, maintains such quality every year, and has super high commercial sales every year, do we have to give him an award every year? What about other singers and musicians?"
"Yes, if he wins all the Grammy awards for several years in a row, then our Grammy Awards will become his personal awards. Then what is the meaning of our existence?"
"So, should we agree to it or not?"
In heated debate.
For a while, there was no result! Finally, the old man in the middle said softly: "If we don't agree and he doesn't come, then Kristen, Sophie, Miyuki Nakamori, and Green will most likely not come. Then, these people occupy the top positions in the pop music sales charts every year, but they will not participate in our Grammy Awards. What's the point of our awards ceremony?"
"As for whether his future works will monopolize awards, this is not something we should consider, but something that all musicians and singers in Europe and America should consider. If he really monopolizes the awards, it is not our problem, but the problem of all musicians and singers in the European and American music scene. They are just too incompetent."
The meeting room remained quiet, and everyone was thinking about the old man's words.
The middle-aged woman raised her hand first: "I agree to Wang Qian's request!"
The others looked at it and slowly raised their hands.
"I agree."
"Okay, I agree too..."
"I agree, I just hope our European and American singers can beat him."
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Qin Xuerong soon received a reply from Grammy: "Yes!"
There was some surprise in Qin Xuerong's eyes. She didn't expect that Grammy would really agree.
At this moment, Wang Qian's eyes were fixed on the sales list of Qianqian Jingting, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
He just wanted to say!
Fellow countrymen!
Awesome!
(End of this chapter)