Chapter 42 Going to the Next Level

Wen Xia raised her eyebrows: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Which music platform are your songs licensed to? What's the general price?"

"Did someone ask you for authorization?"

Luo Quan shook his head: "Not yet, but it will happen sooner or later."

"Yes, in terms of price, of course it is Penguin Music. In terms of users, NetCloud has more. I don't know the specific market situation, because the company is responsible for operating our songs, and we are only responsible for singing, dancing, and touring. Most of the money is out of our hands.”

Luo Quan thought for a while and said: "I have sold these three songs for more than one million in Japan. It would take four to five million to sell them in China."

Wen Xia smiled and said: "Actually, in China, your songs can make a lot of money through exclusive licensing, but there is no market for paid songs.

Before, the company was not familiar with the domestic market. The first batch of songs were not given exclusive copyrights, and were then put on the three major music platforms in the form of virtual albums. Guess what? "

"Pounce on the street?"

Wen Xia nodded: "Absolutely. At that time, we were not very popular in China. Even our most popular album in South Korea only sold more than 2,000 copies a month after it was released in China, even at a fraction of the cost of publicity and distribution. They didn't even make any money back, and the company almost gave up on the domestic market.

Later, we invited people in the Chinese industry to let Penguin Music buy the exclusive agent in China at a high price, and then operate it on a model where ordinary users can listen to it and VIP users can listen to the full version. Then our songs were on the hot song list not long after. , it is said that the number of new Penguin Music VIP users in those days was the largest in that period of the year. "

Luo Quan suddenly realized: "You mean, I'm not popular enough yet, so don't expect the record to sell well in the country, just sell the copyright fees honestly?"

"You are not a fresh kid. Young boys in China are not willing to spend money in fields other than games. Many people have to think about a VIP for a few dollars for a long time. Your album can easily cost hundreds of dollars. I am afraid that except for the wealthy and die-hard fans, Not many people are willing to buy it.

Besides, who is willing to spend money on something that can be obtained for free? "

Luo Quan sighed softly: "This environment is really bad."

"It's been a good thing over the past few years. At least people's copyright awareness has been cultivated, and they are still somewhat ashamed and resistant to piracy and plagiarism. If it were more than ten years ago, your songs might not have found a home in China. , pirated copies are already flying all over the sky.”

Luo Quan smiled: "After all, traffic is king in China now. How much money can you make from selling records? The popularity brought by online traffic is the main way for celebrities to make money.

Once you become famous, you can get as many resources as you want from movies, TV series, and variety shows. The appearance fee can easily be tens of millions, and it requires almost no technical content. You can just post a picture and there will be idiot fans praising you for your acting skills. Survive The environment is simply too good. "

Wen Xia looked at Luo Quan with a surprised look on his face: "You have a very thorough view. I also checked the information for a long time before I figured it out. Don't you know nothing about the domestic entertainment industry?"

"Maybe it's because I'm more perceptive." Luo Quan laughed and was fooled.

Of course she doesn't have keen observation skills, but she has experienced an era of public hype. In the entertainment industry where traffic is huge, what happens every day subverts the three views of normal people.

A great businessman from a previous life once said it very well: "If you sit on the wind, even a pig can reach the sky!"

And in such a network environment, the outlets that can make pigs fly can be said to be everywhere.

However, Luo Quan has not yet taken advantage of the storm, or the storm is not big enough for her to go to heaven.

On the one hand, she has no basic base in China. Before she was on the hot search, her domestic popularity and number of fans were zero. Even though she has been on so many hot searches now, her fans on Weibo have just reached 500,000. This is It’s less than half of YouTube and Twitter.

The good news is that her songs have become popular on Douyin. Unfortunately, the song is not popular, and not many people know her name. On the contrary, those covers have gained a lot of popularity.

Jealousy? It's hard to talk about it, after all, her current work focus is in Japan. She still knows the principle of biting off more than she can chew, and not prioritizing is a taboo for newcomers.

But then again, who doesn’t like fame and money?

Luo Quan has never concealed her desire for money. After all, she was afraid of poverty before, and she didn't want to experience the days of eating instant noodles every day again in her life.

"Forget it, I'm a layman and I'd better do my job well. I'd better entrust Miki to help me solve the domestic platform issues." Luo Quan picked up the phone and was about to send a text message to Miki.

As if there was a connection between them, Miki called Luo Quan first.

"Quanshui-san, are you free today?" Miki's hearty voice came from the phone.

"Yes, I was just about to find you, but I didn't expect you to bother calling me first."

"A website in the United States has found us and wants to interview you and take some photos by the way."

Miki's tone sounded a little excited, and Luo Quan was curious: "What website? Is it the Times?!"

But then I thought about it, Time is a magazine company, and with her current achievements, she shouldn't be qualified to be in Time magazine. Maybe when her new album comes out, she can be included in the Asian edition?

Miki explained: "It's not Time Magazine, it's TC Candler!"

"Oh~~~" Luo Quan smiled, and then gave Wen Xia a meaningful look.

Most people may not know just the names, but this website makes a list every year, which is the top 100 most beautiful faces in the world. The list is divided into male and female lists, and the stars' appearance, character, and influence are the criteria for inclusion in the list. , and then fans and judges vote to determine the ranking.

Because the editor-in-chief of this list is not a controversial Korean, but a native American, he basically treats celebrities outside the United States equally, and the partiality towards his own stars is not particularly serious. These annual reviews Many of the most beautiful faces are foreigners, so the list is very valuable and can be called the Nobel Prize in the beauty pageant world.

This may be an overstatement of this honor, but it also illustrates its influence.

Last year, all members of Wen Xia's group were on this list. As the captain, Wen Xia got the best result among Asians last year, which was 21st. The best result among Asians was Hoshino. Cherry picked, ranked twelfth.

It has to be said that Sakura Hoshino's American identity has given her a lot of advantages, but her reputation in the three East Asian countries is definitely top-notch, not to mention her appearance. It is the ideal type of many Japanese men, both young and old. That kind!

What Luo Quan didn't expect was that she would be on this list less than a month after her debut. If she could be on the list, her fame would reach a higher level.

For some reason, Luo Quan vaguely felt that the outlet that would allow her to go to heaven had already appeared.

But, she is not a pig.