Feng Zhifeng's agent said this as soon as he opened his mouth, making Chen Ya frown.
Yesterday, he had managed to convince Jin Lan to calm down by using a combination of coaxing and intimidation. He even thought that there was no longer any disagreement between the two sides regarding the profit sharing ratio.
Moreover, the two sides had argued about this during the first round of the competition. If there was another disagreement this time, it would only be a repeat of the previous situation. He didn't understand what the other party had to object to.
Feng Zhifeng smiled, but with a hidden dagger in his smile, and said:
"Mr. Chen, last time we gave Jinlan 10% of the profits, we already made a big concession. This time we're only giving her 3%. For a newly debuted idol like her, the first few contracts are crucial. If this percentage gets out, what will she do?"
Chen Ya said: "I won't reveal the contents of the contract to anyone."
Feng Zhifeng smiled and said, "That's not what I meant. I believe you can keep your mouth shut, but don't you still need to let the company review these contracts? I mean, if you do this, it's really hard for us to do it..."
Chen Ya asked, "So you flew all the way to Japan just to negotiate the price with me?"
Feng Zhifeng smiled and said, "I can tell right away that Mr. Chen is a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush. Yes, I'm here to help Jin Lan negotiate the price. We made her back off last time, so it's unreasonable to bully her just now, right?"
Chen Ya clasped his hands together and fell into deep thought.
Looking closely at Feng Zhifeng's expression, there is actually a hint of toughness in his expression. This guy is actually gambling.
"When you cooperate with Jin Lan, do you get commission or take a cut?" Chen Ya suddenly changed the topic.
Feng Zhifeng was stunned and said, "Mr. Chen..."
Chen Ya smiled and said, "I'm just asking casually, just to chat. Speaking of which, I've collaborated with Jin Lan on two songs, and I don't know much about her situation, just like you don't know much about me."
Chen Ya's words were full of hidden meanings. Feng Zhifeng didn't know what he was trying to do, so he could only respond:
"I also signed a common contract in the industry, which is commission plus a commission bonus. Mr. Chen, Jin Lan..."
Chen Ya reached out to stop him and said, "Don't say anymore, I understand."
I had overthought Feng Zhifeng before. The reason he came back this time was just because of the old saying: money can move people's hearts.
He underestimated the impact of calling Shiina Apple and the other two over.
This was the first time, and perhaps the only time, that the three of them were on the same stage together. Coupled with the topic created by coincidence and the quality of the song itself, it has almost guaranteed that the song will be at the top of this year's best-selling list.
Chen Ya used to be a songwriter, and he had seen countless things like this. Once a song was trending towards becoming a hit, countless hands would reach out, all wanting to grab some of the profits.
There were cases of long-time partners falling out, artists slamming their desks and cursing in public, and even shady schemes used to frame others. As the saying goes, people die for money, and birds for food—it's all just that.
Chen Ya crossed his legs and said, "Tell me, what do you want?"
He planned to give him a chance to bargain.
It’s not that he has become soft-hearted, but mainly because he has not hated Jin Lan as much in recent times.
As expected, he didn't care about pimples on other people's faces. Ever since he was no longer in the same group with Jin Lan, his experience improved dramatically, and suddenly he didn't hate her as much as before.
Strictly speaking, apart from being a bad singer, overconfident, speaking without thinking, and being snobbish...there's nothing special about Jin Lan.
Moreover, the highlight of this song lies mainly in the harmony. It is considered lucky to earn six or seven figures, but it will not reach the level of a treasure chest in the long run.
The gathering of the three giants is a fleeting phenomenon, something you can only encounter once in a blue moon. Even if Jin Lan were to perform this song, she wouldn't be able to get backing vocals of that caliber, and even if she sang it herself, it wouldn't have the same effect.
So all in all, we can discuss the profit sharing ratio for Jin Lan, as she can't make a living from just one song for the rest of her life.
Seeing that Chen Ya was willing to talk, Feng Zhifeng's attitude immediately changed. He felt that he seemed to have made the right bet.
He rubbed his hands and said, "Well, how about this, let's call Jin Lan in and talk about it together, the three of us?"
"OK."
Jin Lan was still confused when she came in. Her agent hadn't discussed this trip with her in advance, and had rushed straight to the hotel as soon as he got off the plane. They hadn't communicated with her yet, so she didn't know what was going on.
After the three of them sat down, Feng Zhifeng took out a folder from his bag and said:
"Mr. Chen, it's like this. Our data team calculated based on traffic volume. Among the traffic spread, 27.1% used you as the keyword, 51.7% used Jinlan as the keyword, 23.7% used both of you as the keyword, and 51.1% used the song title as the keyword..."
Feng Zhifeng came up and threw out a long string of data, which made both Chen Ya and Jin Lan confused and had no idea what it meant.
Chen Ya interrupted him and said, "Just tell me your conclusion."
Feng Zhifeng immediately said, "The conclusion is that, based on our comprehensive judgment, Jinlan played the leading role in the dissemination, and your contribution to the popularity was actually not as high as Jinlan's."
Chen Ya was stunned by this and asked, "And then?"
Feng Zhifeng was not in a hurry and continued, "Of course, you wrote the song, but if we only count Jin Lan's traffic contribution, Jin Lan's contribution is more than 50%. I'm just stating this fact."
After a pause, he continued, "I'm not denying your ownership of the copyright to this song. What I'm saying is that Jin Lan played a huge role in the song's popularity. You can't give her such a low share just because she can't sing well."
Jin Lan began to feel aggrieved as she listened.
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