“It was then that I discovered that distributing records in China was extremely troublesome. All the channels were controlled by Aihua Company, and if you wanted to release records through Aihua Company, you had to sign a contract with them.
"Their contract is incredibly harsh, practically equivalent to a contract of sale. It states that once signed, the record revenue, after deducting distribution fees, will be split 55-50.
"I asked them what the 'deduction of channel fees' meant, and they explained to me that it costs a lot of money to promote our records on the channel itself, and this is considered their cost.
"They said we 'just' create music and we can make a lot of money, while they need to work hard to run and promote it, spending a lot of money, so it's normal to deduct the necessary costs of their operation and promotion when dividing the profits.
"Do you think it's outrageous?"
Wang Feng rubbed his forehead and said, "This is the environment now. Channels, promotion, and traffic are all controlled by large companies. It's very difficult for creators to survive."
Lang Lang became excited and said, "In their eyes, the creator's inspiration and talent are unimportant. They are not costs, just like leeks growing in the field, they can be harvested at will. I call such a company a garbage company. What's wrong with it?"
After he finished speaking, Wang Feng quickly tried to smooth things over: "Teacher Langlang, don't get excited, let's calm down..."
Although Wang Feng kept persuading them, the audience in the live broadcast room already knew what the Lu family was like after hearing Lang Lang's words.
"This Aihua Company is simply inhumane, and the Lu family are beasts. They write the music, and we listen to it. It's a consensual thing. Aren't they just middlemen? What's so great about them? Why are they so aggressive?"
"No wonder Zhou Qian complained daily on Weibo and nearly suffered from depression, saying his studio had been driven to desperation by Aihua. At the time, I thought he was being too hypocritical, but now it seems I was just too naive..."
"This has only just been exposed. Who knows how many young musicians have fallen before Aihua..."
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Xu Xiangxiao asked with some concern: "Teacher Langlang, since it can't be released in China, why not release it abroad?"
Langlang said, "What a coincidence! I asked JX the same question back then. Do you know how he answered?"
Everyone asked, "How did you answer?"
"He said it's a shame that these songs can't be created in China due to the domestic environment. If the records are released abroad, they will completely lose their connection with China. If we want to defeat the saying that 'China has no music,' we must let the records go from China to the world and let foreign musicians recognize the Chinese characters on the records."
After saying this, the audience in the live broadcast room was silent for a moment.
They were all moved by jx's words.
Qin Yunchu said, "I understand. Aihua's conditions are too harsh. JX would rather not release these records, nor release them abroad. If you want to hear this music, you can only go to the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's tour. That's why there is still no information about this music on the simplified Chinese website. It's because it's difficult for Chinese people to hear the names of these music, right?"
"That's right," Langlang said. "Everyone should understand. It's not that Jx is greedy. It's really that Aihua and the Lu family are going too far. The harsh conditions they've put forward are more than just the one I just mentioned."
"Anything else?" Qin Yunshang asked, her dark eyes rolling.
"Well, they also stipulate that they have all rights to use the music, such as using it in the soundtracks of various film and television works, or as accompaniment for their boy bands or as adaptations, without the original artist's consent..."
Xu Xiangxiao didn't want to listen anymore. The more she listened, the angrier she became. She also said indignantly: "This is too much. What do they think musicians are?"
Lang Lang said seriously, "This is why I say Aihua Entertainment is a garbage company. Their corporate culture doesn't take creators and artists seriously. They think artists and stars are nothing more than their dogs, and they can make them as famous as they want."
"Too arrogant." Jiang Xinhai's mouth twitched.
Qin Yunchu suddenly said, "Hey? I suddenly realized that the company that distributes these JX records is a newly established company."
Jiang Xinhai and Xu Xiangxiao also discovered this.
"And its name is Chi Chi Tian Ya," Jiang Xinhai said. "So, he bypassed Ai Hua and established a new company?"
This seems to be just an ordinary thing, but it seems to contain infinite meanings.
Even if a new company is established, it will not be able to bypass the squeeze from Aiwa Company, and will not be able to make any profit from records. It may be even more miserable than signing with Aiwa, and it will be meaningless.
Since jx chose to set up a new company to release records, what does that mean?
Jiang Xinhai and Xu Xiangxiao both saw amusement in each other's eyes.
Qin Yunchu frowned.
She still didn't quite believe what Chen Ya said, that "the day the record is released is the day the Lu family will fall."
She was also from a big family. Precisely because she was from the Qin family, she didn't believe that the Lu family would fall so easily.
How could such a huge thing collapse so easily?
Suddenly, she heard Qin Yunshang gasp in her ear: "Wow! Something big happened!"
Everyone asked, "What's wrong?"
Qin Yunshang stared at her phone and read:
"The official account of the Huaguo Daily has posted on Weibo! They've released a list of bad artists to be banned, and Li Xingliang and Yingzi are at the top!"
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