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Chapter 300: How much? Not one million, but at least one million MiGold? (Request full order)
The song "My Heart Will Go On" mesmerized the foreigners at the Friendship Hotel.

Even Xie Jin and his friends, who didn't understand any foreign language and had no idea what Cheng Xuemin was singing, were also confused.

Especially Liu Tianxian's mother, who was looking at the man on the stage from the audience, there really should be no ripples of drunkenness in her eyes.

"Oh my god, Cheng, you really sang so beautifully and poignantly!"

"I couldn't hold back my tears!"

Emily, the little foreign girl who understood the meaning of the lyrics, was so intoxicated that she wiped away her tears and praised Cheng Xuemin at the same time.

Other foreigners also joined in the clamor, begging Cheng Xuemin to sing it again, as they had not heard enough.

However, Cheng Xuemin is not that stupid!
I have already sung it once, and the next step is to quickly sign the copyright agency agreement of the song with the big foreign horse Miss Emily in front of me!

Otherwise, if Cheng Xuemin sang it twice more, other foreigners present would learn it and register the copyright and publish it before Cheng Xuemin. Wouldn't that be another free ride?
Immediately!

He invited Miss Amy to the private room of their "The Horse Shepherd" crew to discuss the next steps of cooperation while the iron was hot.

"Miss Emily, what do you think of the song I just sang?"

Cheng Xuemin spoke straight to the point, with a gentle smile on his face all the time.

"Good! Cheng, the song you sang is very good!"

"Cheng, is this the new song you composed?" The little foreign girl Emily asked eagerly with admiration on her face.

Cheng Xuemin also nodded and said, "Of course, this is a new song that I have spent a lot of energy writing lyrics and composing during this period of time!"

To describe tribute and plagiarism like this may be the most basic skill for every plagiarist!

Did it take a lot of time and energy?

It's all bullshit.

"Good! Good! Cheng, this new song you wrote is very, very good. Can you give it to me?"

what!
Hearing the shameless words said by this little foreign girl, Cheng Xuemin's face fell on the spot!

What do you mean can I give it to her?

Little foreign girl, you are indeed a purebred foreign horse, a sure kill!

But Cheng Xuemin also believes that no matter how good a foreign horse is at killing the evil spirit, it cannot compare to the value of his song.

and!

Even if he bought a big foreign horse, he couldn't ride it. He had a wife at home to take care of him, and Cheng Xuemin was not that fickle.

So, Miss Emily, I don’t think we are familiar enough for me to just give you a song?

Yes!
in the country, there is no awareness of copyright at all, and the songs are even more bullshit.

Therefore, whether it was the theme song for Lao Xie or "The Fifteenth of Spring" for Gong Xi, they were basically given away for free and not even a penny of royalties was collected.

There is no general awareness of this either.

But the foreign horses in front of us are different, and the Universal Music outside is different.

In their home country, the United States, copyright awareness is very strong, and copyright laws are quite complete and strict.

If Cheng Xuemin really gave the song to her for free, the foreign girl would return to her country and register the intellectual property rights with Universal Music, and then wait for the song to spread and collect money!
Don't overestimate it, just estimate it on the lower side.

Cheng Xuemin's song "My Heart Will Go On" is bound to become a global hit and will bring the creator at least one million dollars in copyright income.

Just ask!

No matter how powerful a foreign horse is in killing evil spirits, at best he can only do some different tricks. Can it be more attractive than millions of dollars in foreign exchange?
Cheng Xuemin is not that kind of person!

"Oh, it's not what you think!"

"I mean, Cheng, can you let me register your song as an agent?"

Seeing that Cheng Xuemin might have misunderstood, the foreign girl Emily explained again and again, "Cheng, you may not know that in the United States, there is a profession called agent broker!"

"Agents are there to serve creators like you, Cheng, and help you with things that you can't do in person!"

Agent, of course you don’t understand Cheng Xuemin too much!

Cheng Xuemin didn't expect that this big guy in front of him was so smart. He actually wanted to become Cheng Xuemin's agent and handle all matters related to the song copyright.

Indeed, there is no such concept as this broker model in our country.

However, in European and American countries where copyright laws are mature, a new profession has indeed begun. It has later developed to a very large scale and has directly become a major branch of the management system.

"of course can!"

After knowing that some agents abroad had already made the statement, Cheng Xuemin agreed without hesitation.

He really needs a foreign agent to help him handle some copyright registration and copyright operations.

And the latter is absolutely core.

This will fill the gap in the country's neglect of song copyrights. There is no awareness of paying royalties when creating a new song, which is completely freeloading.

However, Cheng Xuemin changed the subject and asked with a smile, "But Miss Emily, I need to know your intentions?"

"Or how much should I pay you?"

Now Cheng Xuemin is just an unknown new creator, and he cannot afford to pay her a generous salary in US dollars.

"Cheng, as a friend, discussing compensation may hurt our friendship, but my hope is 10%!"

The ocean horse Emily is deeply influenced by capitalism. She will never do anything without profit, but she is not shy about falling in love and getting hurt.

He spoke directly to Cheng Xuemin face to face.

"Ten percent?"

Although Cheng Xuemin understood what the foreign girl was saying, he still pretended to be confused and asked back.

With 10% of the copyright fee, she wanted to directly take hundreds of thousands or even millions of Mi Jin. All she did was to help agent Cheng Xuemin and go back to her Universal Music headquarters in the United States to register the copyright of this new song.

So, just running around and trying to take away so much money is really cruel.

"Yes!"

"Cheng, I don't need you to pay me in advance!"

"I just hope you can entrust the song to me, and I will go back and invite the most popular music star in the United States to sing your song for you!"

"Then this song will earn some money, and I will only take one tenth of it as my reward!"

"Cheng, do you think it's okay?"

The little foreign girl Emily still looked at Cheng Xuemin expectantly, waiting for his reply.

In her opinion, the humorous oriental man in front of her would definitely agree to her request. After all, it seemed that she was helping him!
Moreover, this was a favor without any advance payment. The oriental man in front of him would definitely agree to such a good thing.

Because the oriental man in front of him, under the influence of his domestic environment, had no idea how much wealth this foreign song he wrote could bring him.

"OK! OK!"

"Thank you very much for your help, Miss Emily. Should I just write the song for you?"

A strange look flashed across Cheng Xuemin's eyes, and he pretended to have heard such a good thing, and agreed immediately.

Waiting for the next move from the big guy. If she really just takes his songs and leaves without any other agreement, then I'm sorry!
You can just say bye now!

"Yes, it's that simple!" Emily continued, "Cheng, you write the song, and I'll bring it back to the United States for you, register the copyright for you, and invite the hottest music star to sing your new song!"

"Don't worry, Cheng. Your new song is very good! I think it will definitely be a hit, and a huge hit, all over the world!"

"By the way, Cheng, before that, I hope to sign an agreement with you, allowing me to become your overseas agent and be fully responsible for all matters related to the release of your new song!"

"When the time comes, I will also include one-tenth of the remuneration in the agreement. Is that okay with you?"

Row!
Very punishing!

Cheng Xuemin's face had turned dark at first, but after hearing Dayanma's next words, he recovered a little.

If this big foreign horse hadn't made any subsequent supplements, he would have really been worried that this little foreign girl was just going to steal his work for free.

"OK! OK!"

"Miss Emily, I don't quite understand these things. I'll leave everything to you. I feel very relieved!" Cheng Xuemin nodded and said.

"Thank you, Cheng. I am very honored by your trust!"

"Then we will sign the agreement tomorrow, what do you think?"

The ocean horse is obviously a man of action. She can't wait to get the agreement back and sign it. Unfortunately, the special agreement must be obtained from their base, and she definitely doesn't have it with her!
"OK, that's good. I'll be waiting for you at the hotel tomorrow!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded, and everything went according to what the foreign horse Emily said. Then he clinked glasses again, wishing for a pleasant cooperation.

"Xuemin, do you really want to sign an agreement with that foreign woman?"

In fact, Xie Jin and the others were also there the whole time, listening to the conversation between Cheng Xuemin and Cheng Xuemin. Although they both spoke Mandarin, it was difficult to understand what they were saying.

After finally waiting for Cheng Xuemin to send the foreign girl away, Xie Jin hurried forward to ask, worried that Cheng Xuemin was being tricked by the foreign woman.

You know, they had been paying attention just now.

It felt like the look that foreign woman gave Cheng Xuemin was too passionate and too expectant.

"Director Xie, I may not be able to sleep here tonight!"

"I have to go home quickly and get her the manuscript so I can sign the agreement with her tomorrow!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded and said to Xie Jin and the others, "The agreement must be signed. It is a guarantee for us and also very important for us to earn foreign exchange!"

"Then we must sign the agreement with them in advance, and make sure our relevant agreements are clearly written!"

"But at this time in Xuemin, the buses outside have already stopped, and all the cars in the factory have gone back!"

When Xie Jin heard that it was related to the great cause of earning foreign exchange that the country was currently advocating, he did not dare to delay at all and asked Cheng Xuemin to go back and get the manuscript.

"Xie Dao, let me call a taxi!"

Without further ado, Cheng Xuemin did not delay any longer. After saying hello to Xie Jin, he went straight out of the Friendship Hotel.

Outside the hotel, we called a "yellow bug" minibus, and there were already three passengers waiting in the car.

We agreed to leave immediately for five yuan, and the driver readily agreed.

By the time we got home, it was almost nine and a half hours!

Just then, they ran into Feng's father and mother who were returning from a walk outside. Seeing Cheng Xuemin coming back, Feng's mother couldn't help but ask in surprise:

"Xuemin, why are you back? Didn't your eldest brother tell you that your crew will be staying at the Friendship Hotel?"

"Have you had dinner? If not, I'll go get you some?"

Cheng Xuemin also nodded and greeted, "Mom and Dad, I've had dinner at the hotel!"

"I came back because I have something to tell Dad!"

Father Feng was extremely surprised when he heard this, and then he became cautious.

His son-in-law had come back specially from the Friendship Hotel, so he must have something important to tell him. He immediately said, "Come in first and talk about it first!"

Feng's mother's face also became solemn. They went into the yard, closed the door, and then went into the main room.

After Cheng Xuemin came in, he didn't say anything else. Instead, he sat down at the dining table, took out the manuscript and pen from his briefcase, and began to write quickly.

This made Feng's father and mother even more confused and solemn. They didn't know why their son-in-law suddenly came back so late at night.

But seeing that his son-in-law was writing something, he did not ask why he was disturbing him, but sat aside and waited.

Good thing!

Cheng Xuemin didn't keep them waiting for long. After copying out the Titanic movie theme song "My Heart Will Go On" in his mind, he looked up at Father Feng and said:
"Dad, this is a new song I wrote in a foreign language. Please bring it to work tomorrow morning and send a telegram to the US office immediately to arrange for someone to go to Universal Music headquarters to register the copyright!"

The reason why Cheng Xuemin agreed to Dayangma so readily was that he never thought of asking her to help register the copyright.

Although there is a prior agreement, it is possible to sign an agreement in advance!
But an agreement is just an agreement. Who knows whose name the copyright owner will register after that foreign girl takes the song to the United States?
Cheng Xuemin couldn't do anything about it since she tampered with the work and stole the copyright.

After all, it was just a one-time meeting, and I wasn't familiar enough with that big foreign girl Emily to trust her wholeheartedly just based on an agreement.

So when he was at the hotel, Cheng Xuemin was in a hurry to come back and asked his father-in-law, Feng's father, to contact the people in the US office to help register the copyright.

After all, this is what my father-in-law’s Foreign Language Bureau does.

Of course, up to now, no one has gone abroad to release songs, so this kind of thing has definitely never happened before.

"Xuemin, you wrote a new song?!"

"Do we still need to register the copyright with Universal Music in the United States?"

"is this necessary?"

After hearing what Cheng Xuemin said, Feng's father felt relieved. Seeing the anxious look on his son-in-law's face when he came in just now, they really thought something big had happened!

I heard that just for a new song, they have to register the copyright abroad?
Is it necessary to make such a fuss about this and alert the people in the Chinese office in the United States? Will you help?

How much money can a song earn?

How much foreign exchange can it generate for the country?
Dozens of meters of gold?

The highest score will definitely not exceed one hundred meters!
Because in China, there is no such thing as royalties for songs. The artists simply compose and sing their own songs.

"Dad, how big is the gap in foreign exchange earnings for our cultural outlet this year?"

Cheng Xuemin really wanted to retort that this was definitely necessary, but considering that it was his father-in-law who spoke, he could only tactfully change the subject to "problem".

"There's a huge gap! Old Zhou is as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, staring at the manuscript you wrote all day long!"

"Why, Xuemin, why are you asking this? Have you finished writing the manuscript?"

Father Feng didn't understand why his son-in-law suddenly mentioned the foreign exchange gap. It was not like he hadn't talked to him about it when he came back two days ago.

"Dad, let me tell you this!"

"If you can do well with this song in your hand, it alone can help us earn foreign exchange for the whole year!"

"The prerequisite is that we must first apply for the copyright!"

……

Asking for a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)