Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 7 The Emperor is Not in a Hurry

After dinner, Lu Jiang sent Fan Binbin home and went straight back to his room and locked the door.

It's unboxing time again.

A thought came to my mind.

The green treasure chest flashed.

Then the prompt tone appears:
[It is detected that the host's current assets are less than 10 million. The type of work is locked to short films, music videos and other low-cost film and television dramas]

【Random lottery starts.】

【Lottery completed】

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the green quality MV: "Jiangnan"]

The green treasure chest actually opened "Jiangnan"?!

Lu Jiang couldn't believe it.

He immediately felt more aware of the situation.

Soon, he confirmed that this was JJ Lin’s "Jiangnan"!
This is wrong!

in his impression.

The song "Jiangnan" and "Fairy Tale" are probably songs of the same level. Both are very nice and have achieved excellent results.

Why is "Fairy Tale" blue and "Jiangnan" green?

Lu Jiang frowned and began to think.

Soon, he noticed a difference.

The problem may not be the song, but the MV itself.

Although the song "Jiangnan" is good, this MV, in Gao Xixi's words, is a slideshow-style short film.

There is no specific plot, no coherent storyline.

There are only various close-ups and freeze-frames.

To put it nicely, it is called the impressionist style, which is the most commonly used style in MVs nowadays.

This style does have some artistic value, but to put it bluntly, it is not a normal short film at all and can only be used in MVs.

That is why it is rated green.

So by analogy, the purple reward should be more difficult and artistic than a plot MV like "Fairy Tale".

It may involve advanced filming, editing, lighting techniques, and even special effects.

The more Lu Jiang thought about it, the more he felt that this was the distinction.

But these are just minor issues.

When it comes to making money.

The song itself is what matters!
Three days later, Lu Jiang finally completed the post-production of the "MV".

Just like during the filming, with the real-time assistance of the golden finger, Lu Jiang moved quickly and made rapid progress.

Now that the finished product is complete, it's time for Gao Xixi to provide resources.

Lu Jiang contacted Gao Xixi immediately.

Soon, the two met at Gao Xixi's house.

Gao Xixi smiled when she saw Lu Jiang and said, "It's rumored that a student in the directing department wrote a really nice song. I think it must be you, right?"

"How come I haven't heard of it? Who spread it?" Lu Jiang was very surprised.

"The teacher in the recording studio, who else could it be? You're nowhere to be seen all day and you don't have many friends, so it's strange that you've heard of him." Gao Xixi said as he extended his hand, "Here, take out your song and let me listen to it."

Lu Jiang was not curious about the rumors. He would become famous sooner or later anyway, so he had to stay calm.

Soon, the MV started playing.

Not surprisingly, Gao Xixi's eyes seemed to recognize Lu Jiang all over again: "You can definitely participate in the Youth Song Competition as a singer, why do you want to learn directing?"

Youth Song Competition, wow.

If Guangliang goes there, I'm afraid his heart for enlightenment will be completely destroyed~
"Being a director is more comfortable. Uncle, please review the film and see if you can get a high score."

Gao Xixi shook his head after hearing this: "It's a good shot, but it's still a little short of getting a high score."

When he said this, Lu Jiang clearly saw that the green treasure chest above his head turned blue.

Obviously, the quality of the MV exceeded his expectations.

But soon the blue treasure chest turned back to green.

"Isn't this enough?" Lu Jiang was speechless. Isn't this cheap cousin too strict?
Gao Xixi explained, "Your face doesn't look like the innocent man in the script. It's a bit too noble, which is a bit out of place."

".I can't do anything about it."

"That's why we have to create a different effect. But look at your acting. It might be better if you played yourself, but now you act like the stupid son of a landlord."

"Is it that bad? Why do I feel like it's okay?"

It’s no different from the original, and even more handsome than the original, Lu Jiang curled his lips in his heart.

"Of course it's no problem for a music video, but what about your future film roles? I'm not trying to criticize you, but this is your own project. You should add more scenes for yourself, so people can see your acting potential. Why did the song become the focus? Why didn't you listen to me when I told you to add more scenes?"

"I cut it off because it felt a bit redundant."

I did add a few scenes when I was going over the storyboards with Gao Xixi.

But Lu Jiang didn't have much ambition for acting, and the most important thing in the MV was the song, but Gao Xixi didn't know anything about the song.

I added it randomly and it’s not easy to match with the song.

So in the end I still stick to the original version.

Unexpectedly, because of this, I missed a blue treasure chest.

But it's not a big problem.

On the one hand, the treasure chest has not yet dropped completely.

Lu Jiang felt that this matter might not be completely completed until the class handed in the homework and officially graded, so there was still a chance.

In addition, there is not much difference in the quality of songs in the blue treasure box and the green treasure box.

So compared to the quality of the treasure chest, Lu Jiang is more concerned about the issue of distribution.

So after Gao Xixi finished his evaluation, Lu Jiang asked directly: "Cousin, can you help me with the release?"

"Did your father agree?" "He gave me 150,000 yuan."

"Your dad is really..." Gao Xixi was a little jealous. Why didn't she have a dad like that?

"Let me contact a few record companies for you. A song this good shouldn't just be used for homework. But first, I'm not particularly knowledgeable about song distribution, so you'll have to negotiate the details yourself."

"Thank you, uncle!"

"75%, Xiaolu, please think about it carefully. I can guarantee that our conditions are already the best in the industry. You won't find another one in BJ."

CP International is the company where Sun Yue, who sang "Wish You Peace", works.

Mr. Wang, the deputy manager introduced by Gao Xixi, said this to Lu Jiang.

Lu Jiang looked at the blue entry above his head and sighed in his heart. Although blue is good, he is afraid that he can't get it.

Wang Chunsheng is very optimistic about "Fairy Tale" and is even more optimistic about the host. He hopes to sign a singer contract with the host for at least three years with a minimum copyright cooperation of 60%.

The situation seems to be good.

At least the person in front of me is not blind and is very optimistic about "Fairy Tale" and myself.

Although the price offered is still a long way from the reserve price given in the treasure chest, it is still better than the other ones I have talked to in the past two days.

But the problem is, even if it is the lowest price given in the treasure chest, Lu Jiang will not agree.

60% copyright cooperation, that is, CP International will account for 6% of the copyright income of "Fairy Tale".

And it's not just the song "Fairy Tale", they will account for 6% of all the songs written by Lu Jiang in the next three years!
You have to know that copyright income is the most important part of a song. Giving 50% to others means that in the future, all commercial activities that "Fairy Tale" participates in will have to be shared with others.

This is such an unfair clause!

But that's it, and it's already considered good in the market.

There's nothing we can do about it, since the other party holds the singer's lifeline in their hands.

In the era before the rise of the Internet, it is definitely not enough for a singer to become famous by relying solely on himself.

It is necessary to rely on record companies to produce songs, promote and sell them, manage copyrights, etc.

The most important of these is the promotion and distribution channels.

For example, high-end channels such as radio, television, newspapers and magazines are generally controlled by large companies.

Small singers and unknown singers do not have these resources, so if they want to become famous they have to be at the mercy of others.

Lu Jiang naturally didn't want to be bullied by others.

But publish it at your own expense.

People don't take this kind of business.

Lu Jiang could only say, "I'll go back and think about it."

He decided to look for another small company on his own.

If it really doesn't work, we'll talk about it later.

"It's something you need to think about carefully, but you'd better hurry up. Our company will have its mid-year meeting soon, and the policy may be adjusted after that. Then you might not be able to get this condition."

Wang Chunsheng gave a sincere reminder.

But the treasure chest entry hasn't changed, so this is just a rhetoric.

"Okay, I'll give you an answer as soon as possible."

After the negotiation, we returned to the car.

Lu Jiang felt that the path of medium and large record companies was no longer viable.

The only solution now is to find a reliable small record company and release the album at my own expense.

There are many such companies in Beijing.

It will probably take a lot of time to find it.

But what Lu Jiang has the most now is time, so he can just look for it slowly.

At this moment, the phone rang. When I answered, it was Fan Binbin:

"Lu Jiang, is our song ready?"

"it is done."

"Really? When will it be released?"

"I don't know."

"Don't know? Why?"

Lu Jiang briefly explained it to the other party.

"I told you that you wouldn't be able to work with a big company!" Fan Binbin immediately suggested again, "Why don't you go to the one I recommended?"

"The one that went bankrupt?"

"It's just about to go bankrupt. It's still open now. I asked them, and they said they can give you a friendly price if you pay for it yourself."

"What is the friendship price?"

"How would I know? You have to talk to him yourself. Do you want to go? If you don't have time, I'll ask him to call you and you two can talk on the phone first."

"Why do I feel like you're more positive than me?"

"Of course you have to be proactive. If you become popular, maybe I can become popular too."

Lu Jiang couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

Strictly speaking, Fan Binbin has not yet made his screen debut in mainland China, let alone become popular.

No wonder she cares so much about "Fairy Tale".

But he was a little uncomfortable with this change in attitude.

She used to look down on me, but now she's even more positive than me. I wonder what she'll do when I become famous.
Fan Binbin then asked, "How do you say it? Do you want to go over there or should we talk on the phone first?"

"Let's talk on the phone first."

"Okay, wait, I'll ask him to call you."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Jiang's phone rang a while later.

What surprised Lu Jiang was that at this moment, a blue treasure chest was floating on his mobile phone!
Li Chao's foreign debt is about to mature, and his record company is about to go bankrupt. He urgently needs new customers to delay the foreign debt and save the company.

【Exceeding the requirements, the treasure chest can be upgraded】

(End of this chapter)