Chapter 10
A few minutes ago, they had just finished wailing about not having any fish to catch, and the next second, the three of them started catching fish together with Jiang Juyou.
The waiting room that was originally unlocked was used as a tea room, and the lobby on the second floor was converted into an office area. There was only one desk in the empty lobby, and the four of them put their heads together, whispering something.
"I don't quite understand how domestic entertainment works, but I know how foreign groups collect songs." Li Yao gave an idea. She talked while touching her phone, and then scientifically went online to look up the accounts of those producers for Jiang Juyou.
As soon as she said this, the other two understood. Li Yao was looking for the account, while Zhao Xu was explaining to Jiang Juyu, "Nowadays, foreign groups like to directly purchase songs written by European and American producers. When they start preparing an album, those brokerage companies will contact foreign producers or studios to get the songs. Then it's just like playing a game of fill-in-the-blanks, just put in the songs that fit the concept of the entire album."
Jiang Juyu's eyes lit up when she listened, because it didn't sound very difficult. She leaned her head over, waiting for the page to load to the end.
But Yang Siyu added, "But this process is quite long, basically half a year."
Jiang Juyou: "......?"
Unlike those fans who like to vote and collect data, the three of them are career fans. This is mainly reflected in the fact that they will clearly know who the makeup studio, photography studio, MV director, producer, and choreography team are every time they return.
In addition to following their own idols, they also follow these staff on Instagram, so that they can know the slightest sign of return at the first time.
Seeing that his boss didn't understand, Yang Siyu continued: "You need to determine the album style first, and then collect and record the songs. This process alone takes at least three months. If the title song is confirmed, you will have to hold a MV meeting, and then decide on the style and makeup. The shooting will basically be one month before the comeback."
"But many groups now plan in advance. What albums and songs they will release within three years of their debut are all decided before their debut, so the process may be longer."
Jiang Juyou: "..."
The reason she asked last night was that Jiang Jueyou suddenly thought that the trainees would perform on stage in two months, but there would be no music, so she had to solve it quickly. Then she searched online and finally found some artists and the copyright prices of the tracks.
[For commercial performances, live broadcasts, shows, concerts... Price: 320,000 yuan] [For
commercial performances, live broadcasts, shows, concerts... Price: 179,000 yuan]
[For commercial performances, live broadcasts, shows, concerts... Price: 60,000 yuan]
These are still relatively cheap. The copyright fees for some popular songs are nearly one million yuan. Of course, there are cheaper ones, a few hundred yuan a song, and then a certain fee is charged according to the ticket price and the number of seats, but Jiang Juyou has never heard of those songs.
If she really buys them like this, then the first thing that will empty the company is not the unlocked buildings, but these sky-high songs.
So she wanted to buy some songs directly and let them sing until they vomit.
"These are the ones, all producers with a good reputation." Li Yao showed the screenshot to the boss. The profiles of these producers all had email addresses written on them, making it convenient for other companies to contact them.
Jiang Juyou also took a quick look. Her mind was a little confused. She hadn't decided whether to buy the songs directly or buy some cover copyrights.
"Hiss... if the trainees are going to perform for the monthly evaluation, wouldn't it be better to cover some existing songs?" Jiang Juyou said, and then she looked at the three of them, waiting for the three teachers to give her advice.
"Do we still need to buy copyrights for the monthly evaluation?" Li Yao frowned.
"Oh, it's the one in two months. Didn't I say before that I would invite some passers-by to come and watch?" Zhao Xu patted Li Yao while saying this.
"Yes, I thought of inviting some passers-by to watch, and as many as can be attracted to it as possible." Jiang Juyou explained.
The three people started to chatter, trying to find a solution. Yang Siyu, who was always calm, dropped a landmine in the noise, "... But if it's not for commercial use, it doesn't cost money."
Jiang Juyou: "...?"
Li Yao: "That's right."
Zhao Xu: "Don't we sell tickets?"
Jiang Juyou: "... You are the real capitalist. It's free and no one may come to watch. Why sell tickets?"
Zhao Xu narrowed his eyes and chuckled.
Yang Siyu, who was sitting in the middle of the group, looked around and then confirmed with the boss, "If the performance in two months is not charged, not broadcast live, and not put on other platforms, there is no need to pay copyright fees."
Jiang Juyou swore that this sentence was the most beautiful thing she had heard since she worked from nine to five and had six insurances.
These words were like glucose, directly making Jiang Juyou, who was in a state of hypoglycemia, full of blood and revived. It felt like the hair she had plucked out last night was popping out.
Li Yao smiled and looked down at her phone again, "Do you still need this?" She was referring to the contact information of those producers.
"Yes!" Jiang Juyou said immediately, "Please help me contact them."
"Okay!"
"No problem."
"Boss, I have just uploaded the behind-the-scenes video to the platform, please take a look."
The three people slid their chairs back to their respective workstations. Jiang Juyou started other work after receiving the behind-the-scenes video, while the other three held their phones and began to happily slack off under the boss's nose.
One problem was solved, and there was still one left.
The design of the APP was Jiang Juyou's biggest challenge. She was reading all the complaints on Weibo, and her thoughts were mixed together, playing a traffic jam in her mind.
"Huh..." Jiang Juyou thought to herself, "What a fulfilling morning." Then she scanned the time, and it turned out that only thirty minutes had passed, not even ten o'clock.
She closed her eyes quietly and complained in a low voice, "Why does time go so slowly..."
Jiang Juyou opened one eye, tilted her head and scanned the other three people at the table. She found that they were all busy, so she kept silent, got up quietly, and planned to go to the practice room on the first floor below to take a look.
Just now, I looked at the internal group, and the new management team said that the trainees arrived at the practice room at around seven in the morning.
"Random Entertainment Company Group"
"A&R/Liu Jiajia: Oh, it's only 8 o'clock and the kids are already here."
"A&R/Ge Mu: It was almost 12 o'clock when I sent the last one back last night."
"Mei Ce/Zhao Xu: You look so hardworking."
“A&R/Liu Jiajia: I asked, and they said they arrived at around 7 o’clock.”
“Mei Ce/Li Yao: Don’t they sleep?”
“Mei Ce/Yang Siyu: It seems that middle and high school students only sleep for six or seven hours.”
“Mei Ce/Zhao Xu: What classes do they have in the morning?”
“A&R Liu Jiajia: In the morning, it’s all self-study, and the classes start at one o’clock.”
“Mei Ce/Li Yao: I heard there is also a selfie class.”
“A&R Liu Jiajia: Yes, it was held yesterday. I’ll post the photos in the group later, and you have to comment on them. This is work.”
"Mei Ce/Li Yao: OKK!"
When Jiang Juyu got to level -1, the group was noisy commenting on the boys' selfies. Because they were going to give feedback to the trainees, they were summarizing the words while commenting, so that they could send them to the trainees after summarizing.
She closed her phone, walked out of the elevator, and when she got to the practice room, she could hear faint music coming from inside.
Jiang Juyu had some expectations, after all, some of them had some basics.
She entered the password, and after a few beeps, she opened the door a little, and the huge sound of music immediately rushed to her ears.
She took a peek through the gap. There were only three people in the practice room, and two rooms in the vocal room next to it were lit up.
"One, two, three, four!"
"Two, two, three, four!"
The three people faced the mirror and did the simplest and most basic squatting rhythm.
Except for Chi Qiao who had experience in street dance, the other two danced like earthworms that emerged from the soil after the rain, twisting and turning.
Jiang Juyou: "..."
What on earth is she expecting.
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Jiang Juyou: Our company seems to be finished.
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