1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

Chapter 307 Earning One Million US Dollars, the Sensation at the Foreign Language Bureau of the Father-in-law (Requesting Full Order)
With such good news coming in the middle of the night, I thought I could have a quiet night, but in the end I worked until dawn.

As a result, the next morning, the sister-in-law Feng Jiamo's face turned red. She secretly glanced at her brother-in-law Cheng Xuemin, then slammed the door and left without even daring to look back.

This caused his daughter-in-law Feng Jiayou to glare at Cheng Xuemin fiercely.

Then, Cheng Xuemin pretended not to see it, washed up early, and went out.

"dad!"

Seeing that his father-in-law, Mr. Feng, was already waiting outside the courtyard gate, Cheng Xuemin stepped forward and greeted him.

"Have you had breakfast?"

"Your mom left some for you. Do you want to go in and have a bite?"

Feng’s father knew that his son-in-law’s new foreign song hit the charts for the first time last night!
We also know that pop music charts in the United States are very important. They are related to how much foreign exchange copyright can be sold in the future, and to the bureau's foreign exchange earning task. Now no one in the bureau does not attach importance to it.

Their director even emphasized that he should let his son-in-law come to the unit today to hold a meeting to discuss the matter.

That's why my father-in-law, Mr. Feng, is waiting here.

"Dad, I've already eaten!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded. When he went out, he stopped by the breakfast stall near the Overseas Chinese Apartment and had a quick bite.

In that case, Feng's father nodded, rode his bike and chatted while walking.

"Yeah?!"

"Did news come in from New York last night?"

Cheng Xuemin didn't keep his father-in-law in suspense, but told him about the phone call that Emily, the foreign girl, called him last night.

"Top ten new songs?"

“Is this a good result or a bad one?”

When he heard Cheng Xuemin mention that the song had entered the top ten of the new song chart just last night, Feng's father was even more surprised and shocked.

But I don’t really understand the so-called pop music market out there, so I can’t figure out the value of the top ten new songs on the list, whether they are good or bad.

"It should be considered a pretty good result. After all, we have only been on the list for half a day!"

"And they also said in New York that a music company has signed our cover rights, and the asking price is $100,000!"

"But I didn't agree. I wanted to meet with my dad and the leaders in the bureau to discuss it first!"

One hundred thousand dollars?!
When Mr. Feng heard the amount, he braked his bicycle without being surprised. He looked at his son-in-law Cheng Xuemin in astonishment and asked, "If a new song is in the top ten, you can get a copyright fee of 100,000 US dollars?"

Father Feng couldn't help but be shocked and horrified!

Although, his son-in-law Cheng Xuemin had warned them beforehand that his new foreign song could be sold for hundreds of thousands, or even millions of US dollars.

But why does it sound so incredible?

Anyway, Lao Zhou from the bureau was the first one who didn't believe it, and few others believed it either.

In this regard, Feng's father also began to question it.

After all, Lao Zhou, who is in charge of this work, actually has the most say in the copyright situation outside.

If he says it's impossible, then it's definitely impossible.

Lao Zhou believed that the manuscripts they submitted had never been worth more than 100,000 US dollars in foreign exchange. Even the most valuable copyrights in the country would only be worth a little over 50,000 US dollars if they were placed outside.

But his son-in-law's pop song with only about a hundred words can be sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars?

How can this be?

Isn’t this a subversion of the value of our cultural output?
Old Zhou and the others didn't believe it and thought that the father-in-law and son-in-law were playing a joke on them.

Therefore, Feng's father felt embarrassed, thinking that he had boasted and made a fool of himself in front of the company, and he became more pessimistic.

But even so, the bureau still expressed great concern about this project.

Everyone adopts the mentality of "it's better to believe it than not to believe it". After all, what if?
So, everyone is waiting for news from New York.

But now it’s better!

Early in the morning, his son-in-law Cheng Xuemin actually did something to him for real!

He said that his foreign song was a success, not only making it into the top ten of the new song chart, but also that a music company had already approached him, offering him a price of one hundred thousand U.S. dollars.

Is this...really fake?
His son-in-law wouldn't play such a joke on his father-in-law so early in the morning, right?
"Dad, Global Voice of America is considered the world's top pop music radio station, and its pop song charts are actually very valuable!"

"We are now only in the top ten of new songs, but it has only been half a day, and we may reach higher in the future!"

"If it can top the new song chart, or even the overall chart, I don't know how much our copyright will be sold for!"

"In fact, the prize money for the global music charts alone is more than this amount!"

Cheng Xuemin was talking to his father-in-law about something happy, and he also briefed him on the rules of the pop music charts in New York, as well as the value of the corresponding rankings.

This is actually what the foreign mare Emily said to Cheng Xuemin on the phone last night!
The first to release a new song to hit the charts at Global Voices in New York actually has a reward for hitting the charts!

Once Cheng Xuemin's new song tops the new song chart and remains at the top for a week, he will receive a reward of US$100,000 from Global Voices.

If you can rank first in the overall ranking and maintain the top spot for a week, you will receive a ranking reward of US$300,000.

If I can win it for a month in a row, my salary will double to one million.

Other rankings also have corresponding list rewards, which is the source of motivation for music creators around the world.

of course!

Global Sounds in New York targets music creators from all over the world, and this era is the golden age of the global pop music explosion.

Being able to top the list for one or two days is already a reflection of absolute strength, and there are corresponding list rewards.

If you want to stay at the top for a week, there is a chance for a new popular song to win the top spot, and there are many that will win awards on the charts.

However, few people can maintain their title for the million-dollar prize.

Even if there are winners, most of them are just unexpected winners.

After all, it was a month in a row, which is not a long time. Without a new hit song, it was a surprise win.

Of course, it is not short. After all, Global Voice is aimed at music creators all over the world. It can be said that there are a large number of new songs submitted almost every day waiting to be ranked and listed.

So just from this point of view, the foreign horse Emily was arranged to be on the charts just over a week after returning to China, which shows that she has some power and connections in their circle.

But of course not much!

"Really? You seem very confident about your new song!"

When Mr. Feng heard what his son-in-law Cheng Xuemin said, he was so shocked that he didn't know how to praise his son-in-law.

I could only smile and nod, and wait until I get to work to discuss everything.

Father Feng wanted to see what expressions Lao Zhou and others in the bureau would have when they learned the news.

However, there was no need to wait for them to arrive at the unit. Old Zhou from the bureau already knew the news when he arrived at the unit.

Seeing Old Feng and his son-in-law coming in, Old Zhou rushed forward to tell them the good news, shouting, "Old Feng, Xuemin, good news, good news!" "Just now there was good news from New York, saying that Xuemin's new foreign song was ranked first on the New York Global Voice chart today!"

"Great, great, Xuemin!"

"New York has said that if your new song tops the new song chart, you will be rewarded with 20,000 US dollars in foreign exchange!"

Lao Zhou rubbed his hands excitedly, but he really shouldn't be too excited.

"First?"

But he heard Mr. Feng next to him was surprised again. On the way here just now, didn’t his son-in-law Cheng Xuemin mention the top ten new songs on the list?
How come Lao Zhou got first place directly?
"First?"

Cheng Xuemin was also very surprised. He did not expect that "My Heart Will Go On" would top the Global Voice New Songs Chart in just one day.

Do not!
To be precise, it should still be counted as half a day!
After all, the chart-building campaign started at nine o'clock last night, and only twelve hours have passed, which is one day in New York.

Even New York's nightlife hasn't begun yet, after all, evening is the golden time for listening to Global Voices.

visible!

A classic is a classic, and a hit is a king bomb that can sweep across Europe and America in an instant.

"Old Feng, do you know?"

Seeing that Lao Feng seemed to have already known it, Lao Zhou couldn't help but ask in confusion.

"Xuemin mentioned this to me on the way here, saying that he had a phone call with him in New York last night!"

"But at that time we were talking about entering the top ten, not being first!"

Father Feng nodded and mentioned it to Lao Zhou.

"I received the call around 2 a.m. last night, which should have been morning in New York!"

“There may be another wave in the afternoon!”

After being surprised, Cheng Xuemin felt that it was quite normal. After all, he had made it into the top ten in just the morning, and if he made another effort in the afternoon, he would directly top the list. Although it was unexpected, it was not that surprising.

"Of course!" Old Zhou nodded repeatedly and said to Feng's father and Cheng Xuemin, "Old Feng, Xuemin, come on, let's go to Old Zhao's office and sit down!"

"Since New York has already contacted Xuemin, we need to meet and discuss what to do next!"

"The most important thing is Xuemin, what do you think!"

Without further ado, Old Zhou was already very impatient and pulled Feng's father and Cheng Xuemin to rush to the office of their director, Old Zhao.

Cheng Xuemin was being held by one hand, and he kept nodding and greeting several leaders and teachers he knew in the bureau.

"What's going on? Lao Zhou seems very excited today?"

A comrade who had just come to work and didn't know much about the situation looked at the backs of Lao Zhou and the other two and asked in confusion.

"Old Li, you don't know yet?"

"It is said that the new foreign song written by Lao Feng's son-in-law has become popular overseas!"

"Just now I heard Lao Zhou yelling excitedly, saying that the reward for the list alone is as high as 20,000 US dollars in foreign exchange!"

"What? Is this true? A song with just a few dozen words can generate $20,000 in foreign exchange?"

"How about Lao Feng bring his son-in-law here today?"

"Really?"

"This is incredible! Isn't Lao Feng's son-in-law really that amazing? He's even better at writing songs than he is at writing manuscripts!?"

"That's not right. Have you listened to the radio recently? The songs that are being played repeatedly on the radio include "Style", "The Full Moon on the 15th", and the newly released "Farewell Comrades". Do they sound good? I heard that they were all written by Old Feng's son-in-law for the General Political Department Art Troupe!"

"It's really nice to listen to. Now we listen to it all day long at home."

"How could it not sound good? Didn't you see that Lao Yang and the others couldn't stop wiping away tears after listening to the song "Farewell Comrades" written by Lao Feng's son-in-law?"

"I didn't! Old Li, please don't spread rumors. How could I wipe my tears? It was just sand that blew into my eyes!"

"Yes, yes, you are right, Lao Li. It was the sand that got into your eyes and blinded you, not the song that entered your heart!"

……

The focus outside was on Cheng Xuemin, and the focus in the director's office was also on him.

Who would have thought!

A foreign song casually written by Lao Feng's son-in-law could actually generate so much foreign exchange US dollars, and instantly attracted the attention of senior leaders in the bureau.

Now, Cheng Xuemin himself mentioned that there is already a music company in New York that has contacted him and quoted a price!

The minimum reward is 100,000 US dollars, and are there other rewards for other rankings?

This was a complete subversion. All the leaders of the Foreign Languages ​​Bureau present had never thought that a manuscript with less than a hundred words could bring such a high amount of foreign exchange to their Foreign Languages ​​Bureau.

On the spot, Director Lao Zhao couldn't wait and asked Cheng Xuemin to use his office phone to call New York.

Listening to Cheng Xuemin speaking fluent English to the person on the other end of the phone, Old Zhao looked at Feng's father next to him and sighed.

"how?"

After Cheng Xuemin hung up the phone, Lao Zhao was the first to ask excitedly.

"Director Zhao, three hundred thousand US dollars. First, we will sign a three-year copyright royalty agreement. We will take 30% of the other commercial performance income. This is the lowest price I gave to the agency in New York!"

The offer was still 100,000 last night, but after an afternoon of fermentation, a music company has already doubled its offer.

However, Cheng Xuemin's instructions to the ocean horse Emily were that the minimum amount was US$300,000, and that was not even the buyout price.

From now on, we will take 30% of the proceeds from any concert or any form of commercial performance that starts with his song.

This price may seem exaggerated, but this is how the Americans use copyright.

Either buy it out directly, or get a guaranteed minimum plus profit sharing like Cheng Xuemin.

Of course, the amount of the minimum guarantee and the share of the profit all depend on negotiation, but Cheng Xuemin doesn't think that his price is exorbitant.

After all, Cheng Xuemin is still counting on this song "My Heart Will Go On" to bring him millions of dollars in revenue.

"How much, three hundred thousand dollars?"

"Isn't it a hundred thousand?"

As soon as Cheng Xuemin finished speaking, everyone present was stunned and shocked again. Old Zhou didn't even wait for Old Zhao to ask back, he exclaimed and asked.

Three hundred thousand dollars?
Are you kidding me? !

Just now, Lao Feng's son-in-law was talking about 100,000 US dollars. They all found it a little unbelievable, but how come a phone call to New York turned it into 300,000 US dollars, which tripled?
"Mr. Zhou, one hundred thousand dollars was the price for the top ten songs last night. Now that our new song is at the top of the list, of course we have to raise the price!"

"And 300,000 is definitely not the highest number. If we wait a day or two and let the new song go viral around the world, it might reach 500,000 or 600,000. It's not impossible!"

Seeing that everyone was looking at him as if he had seen a ghost, Cheng Xuemin couldn't help but nod and smile, and explained!
"Well, well, well...then wait a few more days! Even though we are in a hurry, we can still afford a day or two!"

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(End of this chapter)