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Chapter 10 Hug the thigh

Why does Qi Wei think he is more suitable to be an independent musician?

Because Qi Wei's investigation found that as long as you have the ability to create, many singers or bands are more willing to take the independent musician route.

It’s not entirely because I was helpless because I couldn’t sign a contract with the record company.

The reason is that the mainland music market has not yet been fully taken seriously, and major record companies do not yet have a monopoly in the mainland. Independent musicians do not need to rely on major record companies to find promotion channels.

Qi Wei can "create" and does not need the record company to provide song resources. He can just find a recording studio to produce the master tape. He only needs to find a distribution channel.

As for publicity, this is indeed very important for record sales.

But it's not a necessary factor.

Just take a look at Ren Xianqi's album "Heart Is Too Soft" and you will understand.

The album "Heart Is Too Soft" was first released in Wanwan. The response was mediocre and it did not achieve satisfactory sales in Wanwan.

Therefore, there was no publicity when it was introduced by mainland publishers.

But later on, everyone should know how popular this song is.

In other words, during this period, if you release an album, you don't need to rely on publicity, and it is completely possible to become a hit.

Of course, the premise is that the quality of the song can be as popular as "Heart Is Too Soft", spread by word of mouth, and ferment like the Internet.

Therefore, the three title songs Qi Wei prepared for his first album are "Single Love Song", "The Trouble Caused by the Moon" and "Sad Pacific".

These three songs are close to the times, and their lyrical rock style is also in line with market tastes.

This can be proven by easily convincing Boss Wu with these three songs.

They are also songs with extremely high popularity.

These three songs may not be as popular as "Heart Is Too Soft", but they are not too different.

And it’s three against one, so I have the advantage!

Although at this time rock music was disliked by the authorities and had begun to gradually decline.

But that's because some rock people use rock as a tool to vent their emotions in order to express their individuality.

Many of the rock songs they created were very sad in concept and theme, and their impact was not very good.

In addition, there are some unethical things done by some rock and roll people...

Of course, these three rock songs by Qi Wei are just love songs and do not involve these, so there is no need to worry about being affected.

Being an independent musician and not cooperating with a record company means that you don’t have to share your income with the record company.

All you need to do is get the publisher.

Being able to get a higher share means making more money.

Of course there is a more important reason.

That’s song copyright!

If Qi Wei chooses to sign a contract with a record company to become its singer, the copyright of the "created" songs will generally belong to the record company by default.

This is the unspoken rule of the industry.

When it comes to song copyright, it is basically impossible for record companies to compromise with a newcomer to break the unspoken rules of the industry.

At most, it is a purchase fee or an agreement to give a certain share of the copyright income.

None of this is what Qi Wei cares about.

Even Qi Wei may not care about the temporary profits from record distribution, but the copyright of the songs he creates must not be given to the record company, it must be in his own hands.

In this era, the Internet has just emerged, there are not many ways to monetize song copyrights, and the value has not yet been fully realized.

But Qi Wei is very clear about the value of song copyright!

Song copyright is the real golden chicken! It’s the kind that can always lay golden eggs!

In later generations, Fatty Zhou has been slow to release new songs, but he earns hundreds of millions from the copyright income of old songs every year.

There is no need to work so hard to release songs!

Just keep putting it off!

Large record companies have abundant resources so it is difficult to compromise, while small record companies can negotiate but are not safe.

When you become an independent musician, you own the copyright of your songs, so you don’t have to argue with a record company.

Song copyright is also the most important reason for Qi Wei to become an independent musician.

After convincing Boss Wu and he promised to help him find the publisher, Qi Wei immediately started his next actions.

Early the next morning on the weekend, Qi Wei met with several people at the agreed place.

"Song Bin, Lu Ren, Liu Mang, Tu Fei, thank you very much for coming to help."

Looking at the strange-looking people with long hair and leather jackets in front of him, Qi Wei bumped fists, shook hands and gave them a hug.

These people used to be in a rock band, but unfortunately the lead singer was poached by a record company, and they are currently working as accompanists in Boss Wu's bar to earn a living.

Qi Wei has been singing in the bar for more than two months and has become familiar with them.

I know them quite well and know that their business level is quite good, so I specially invited them to come and help.

They also agreed immediately.

After shaking hands and hugging, several people looked at each other. Song Bin, the backbone of them and the drummer of the band, asked Liu Hao excitedly:

"We heard from Brother Xun that you wrote a few good songs and easily managed Boss Wu. He will help you with the distribution, right?"

They have been getting along for a while, and they have a certain understanding of Qi Wei and know that Qi Wei has a very solid vocal foundation.

But the creative ability?

Qi Wei had also brought songs he had written to them for advice before, but he could only say that the songs he wrote were very unique and a bit immature.

So when they heard the news, they were surprised and a little bit in disbelief.

"Um."

Qi Wei smiled and nodded, took out the manuscript of ten songs from the first junior high school from his bag, including lyrics, music and arrangement, and handed them to them.

In a song, arrangement requires more musical quality and theory. It is the re-creation of the composition melody, making the melody flesh and blood and spiritual.

The melody of a song is like a person's face. It is said that a person is either a person's clothes or a horse's saddle. You can see through the appearance at first glance. The same is true for music.

This shows the importance of arrangement.

Being able to compose good songs does not mean being able to arrange them well, but fortunately the songs Qi Wei prepared for his album were either rock songs or folk songs. Relatively speaking, the arrangement does not need to be so fancy, so it is quite easy.

Qi Wei restored it without spending much effort.

The songs have been registered with the relevant departments, and he also recorded a master tape himself, so Qi Wei is not worried about these songs being seen by others.

After all, they are also professionals. Song Bin, who received the manuscript, immediately discovered the extraordinary features of several of the songs.

Several other people were also full of curiosity and rushed over to take a look.

"Holy crap! You wrote all these songs?"

"These songs have great potential!"

"What does it mean to have potential? It is definitely going to be popular!"

"I admit that I have some elements of du, but this time I am du right!

"Yes, I was a little hesitant before, but I really came to the right place to help!"

The few people discussed carefully for a few more words and nodded to each other. The excitement and eagerness in their eyes could no longer be concealed. It was Song Bin who spoke on their behalf.

"Thank you very much for inviting us this time and giving us this opportunity." The address became more polite.

"You don't have to be so polite, and this time I am thanking you for helping me." Qi Wei replied with a smile.

"In addition to recording songs in the recording studio this time, you will also need road shows to promote the record."

Qi Wei nodded and replied: "That's true..."

"For road shows, recording accompaniment will not be very effective. Live performance will be more shocking. We think you need a band."

Qi Wei looked at a few people and understood what they meant. He was silent for a while and said, "What do you mean?"

These people said in unison: "Please take us in, we would like to form a band with you!"

Take this opportunity to hug your thighs.

ps: If the song is not released, it will be treated as if it has not been created. The author is not a professional. Please ignore the small bugs...

Because the songs were selected relatively recently, some may have been created but not yet released, but the author is not in this field, so he can only check the information, but it may not be accurate.

Therefore, if it is not released, it will be treated as if it is not created. Please ignore the small bugs...

(End of chapter)