In a private room of a hotel in Shanghai.
"Mr. Li, we at Cool Cat Music were the first music platform in China to approach Mr. Gu about a partnership, which shows we are very optimistic about his future.
The fact that I came to Shanghai specifically this time shows that all the senior management of Cool Cat Music attach great importance to this cooperation."
In fact, at the beginning, Lin Tingya only valued the popularity of Mango TV variety shows, plus the publicity brought by the song, so he approached Gu Mo to discuss cooperation.
If he really had a keen eye for talent, he wouldn't have just contacted Gu Mo over the phone to discuss collaboration. But no matter what, compared to other music platforms, KuMao and Gu Mo still have a certain "incense connection."
“Mr. Gu did talk to me about Cool Cat, but I hadn’t joined the studio at that time.
This time, KuMao is not the first platform to approach me about cooperation. This shows that other platforms also attach great importance to cooperation.
Li Xiaoli didn't want to let the other party control the pace of the negotiations. She had to let them know that her competitors also coveted Gu Mo's new song, but she also had to give Ku Mao some hope.
“But, Mr. Gu promised you that after filming the MV, he would give priority to the Cool Cat platform. Let me talk to you first.
If Cool Cat is not sincere enough, then we can only look forward to working together in the future.
After all, this is Zhang Jiakang's first time participating in an MV, and for many people, it is a very novel experience and feeling.
At the same time, the official audio sources for Ren Ya's new drama promotional song "Unforgivable" and Jingcheng Film and Television's BL drama theme songs, including Gu Mo's version of "Absolutely Infatuated," are not available on any music platforms.
It's easy to deal with Ren Ya, and Jingcheng Film and Television is probably willing to cooperate with Gu Mo.
These are all bargaining chips.
In particular, the news value and influence of Zhang Jiakang and He Jiaqian appearing together in an MV for the first time after their divorce were extremely high.
"Mr. Li, I know all this, and we also value Mr. Gu's work very much.
But the problem is that his history record is not very good.
Take his previous masterpiece "Wish to Win One's Heart" for example, it was only popular in the circle, but he himself was not famous."
Li Xiaoli knew that this was Lin Tingya's bargaining chip to lower the price.
After all, directors, screenwriters or stars with successful experience in the entertainment industry are more favored by capital.
For some film directors, as long as the film they shoot is a big success once, there will be capital willing to pay for it even if the subsequent films fail one after another.
Li Xiaoli understands this behavior, but as Gu Mo's agent, she does not agree with this statement.
Faced with the price pressure, she showed no panic on her face.
“The past was the past, and the present is the present.
Our Mr. Gu used to focus on his family, but now he focuses on his personal career.
Moreover, people cannot live in the past forever.
Mr. Lin, you are right, right?
She then added, “If you only focus on past achievements and ignore the present and the potential of the artists, then I have serious doubts about the future of Cool Cat Music.
That also means that we may not be able to reach a cooperation this time.
I deeply regret this.”
Lin Tingya felt a little headache seeing that Li Xiaoli was so difficult to deal with.
But he could also understand that Gu Mo was now very popular thanks to variety shows, and the quality of his works was also good, so he would not have to worry about selling them at a good price.
While he was still thinking, Li Xiaoli used her trump card, which was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
"By the way, Mr. Lin, my boss is already planning a new album.
Let's forget about this cooperation and strive for the next one. What do you think?"
Li Xiaoli retreated to advance.
Next time? Most likely there won’t be a next time.
After all, today's music platforms like to play the exclusive music copyright cooperation model.
The main model is "I have what others don't, and I am better than others".
Lin Tingya: "We, Cool Cat, are backed by a major internet company... blah blah, our sincerity is definitely the highest in the industry."
Next comes the Cool Cat quotation session.
Even though the price was very good, Li Xiaoli did not agree immediately. She still needed to contact other platforms first.
Coincidentally, the relevant person in charge of a music platform contacted Li Xiaoli by phone during the meal.
"Is this Mr. Liu Yin from Golden Leopard? Hello, I'm Li Xiaoli.
Ah, have you arrived in the Magic City?
Sorry, I’m not in the company right now…”
Golden Leopard Music is a top music platform in China and is in direct competition with Cool Cat.
A few years ago, the two sides had a large-scale copyright lawsuit.
The dispute is known in the history as the "Ocelot Fight".
"You want to invite me for afternoon tea?" There was a hint of surprise in Li Xiaoli's voice.
In addition, her voice was not loud, but it was quite "harsh" in the relatively quiet box.
Lin Tingya, who was sitting opposite her, heard it clearly.
At this time, he, who had been calm before, became a little panicked.
Cool Cat and Golden Leopard Music are competitors, though they occasionally collaborate to mutually benefit and share resources. However, when it comes to vying for the copyrights of popular music, it's essentially a fight to the death.
Li Xiaoli's next words made Lin Tingya's heart tremble even more.
"Okay, Mr. Liu, see you later. I'm currently entertaining Mr. Lin from Cool Cat."
As soon as Li Xiaoli hung up the phone, Lin Tingya said, "Boss Li, we at Cool Cat are sincere and there's no need for you to meet with the Golden Leopard people.
The reputation over there is notoriously bad in the circle!
They often use unfair contracts against ordinary singers.”
"Boss Lin, I used to be Ling Fei's agent, so I understand everything you're talking about."
Is the leopard black? Yes.
But it targets unknown and low-value singers.
Lin Tingya thought to himself, "So it's that former agent of that retired star. No wonder he's so difficult to deal with."
…
"Today is a good day. Everything you want will come true."
Master Gu, who had been "busy" all day, was lying on the sofa, browsing Weibo and humming a song. He was in a very happy mood at the moment.
Then I glanced at the time in the upper left corner of my phone and saw that it was past nine in the evening.
"Sister Li should bring me good news, right?"
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
The next moment, his cell phone rang.
"Mr. Gu, I just sent Mr. Lin from Cool Cat and Mr. Liu from Golden Leopard to different hotels.
According to them, they don’t want you to release the audio source on multiple platforms, but rather want to have exclusive cooperation with you.
We are also willing to promote your work vigorously in terms of publicity resources, platform recommendations, etc.
As for the specific price, it has not yet been determined and it will take some time to negotiate.
But judging by the current situation, Cool Cat’s sincerity may be slightly better.”
"Okay Sister Li, thank you for your hard work today.
Next, you will need to lead your team and professional lawyers to negotiate cooperation with these two music platforms.
As for several other more famous music platforms, they also contacted me by phone today, but I think these platforms are just here to join in the fun.
After hearing that Golden Leopard and Cool Cat had come forward, their willingness and attitude towards cooperation negotiations changed significantly.”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com