Huayu: Were you ever a top star before writing nonsense?

"I see."

After listening to Wan Qian's words, Shen Can nodded slightly.

So that's why they wanted him to write a song.

Shen Can wasn't too surprised.

In her previous life, Wan Qian released two albums, but due to poor sales, she had to terminate her contract with the music company and return to acting. It wasn't until 14 that she became famous for her role in "Paradise in Service".

But now, because of her existence, Wan Qian has another path.

To be fair, Wan Qian's voice is actually very good. She has a beautiful timbre and a versatile vocal range, which is no worse than some professional singers and much better than Jing Tian.

Yang Mi's encounter with Wan Qian was like an ant seeing the blue sky.

This might be a bit impolite to Yang Mi, but it's true. Wan Qian doesn't need a sound engineer to sing. Her songs like "Sheng Sheng Man," "Iron Armor Red Makeup," and "Light" are all very good.

She simply lacks a signature song in her singing career and hasn't encountered any good songs; otherwise, she could have continued on the singing path.

And she works very hard.

When she was a singer, she spent a lot of time and effort learning to dance.

While filming "Liu Rushi", she studied Kunqu Opera and Guqin for half a year.

She taught herself guitar before appearing on Sisters Who Make Waves.

She even learned how to apply screen protectors to phones, and she's quite professional at it.

—He's a talented person.

To be honest, if Shen Can were to start his own entertainment company, he would definitely consider signing Wan Qian and teaching her everything he knew...

Whether she can become a superstar is hard to guarantee, but it would definitely not be difficult for her to gain a foothold in the music industry and become a second or third-tier singer.

These days, many female celebrities in the industry like to develop in the direction of film, television and music, probably a trend that came from Hong Kong. For example, Yuan Quan, Liu Yifei, Zhou Xun and Fan Bingbing have all released albums.

As for Wan Qian... if she can get high-quality songs, her development in the music industry should be no worse than Zhou Xun's.

Shen Can pondered for a moment and said:

"I can write a song for you, but it depends on whether it's a business collaboration with your company or a personal relationship between us."

Wan Qian paused for a moment, then reached out and brushed a strand of hair from her forehead.

Is there a difference?

"Business cooperation will be based on market prices, starting from 10 yuan."

This price was quoted by Shen Can based on the price Zhou Jielun charges for writing songs for others.

A song of average quality costs 10; songs of higher quality require additional payment.

In 03, A-Du bought a song called "Retreat" from Jay Chou for 25 yuan.

Coco Lee's film "Dao Ma Dan" was also purchased through Jay Chou. Coco Lee's company spent 500 million NT dollars on it. This was because Coco Lee and Jay Chou had a good relationship at the time, and Jay Chou gave her a friendly price.

In many cases, if you don't have any personal relationship with Jay Chou, getting him to write a song for you is like a pipe dream; it's simply impossible.

After all, writing a song for someone only costs around 10 yuan, while he can easily earn that amount by attending a commercial performance.

Later singers who sang Jay Chou's songs were basically those who had a good relationship with Jay Chou and asked him to write songs for them.

The same applies to Shen Can.

Although he is short of money, he will not give away his songs casually.

The reason is simple: what if someone tries to claim the title of "only original singer"?

Moreover, his songs were all redeemed from the system through novel creation, which meant that the song rewards he set up required corresponding storylines.

The story must be clearly explained to the readers, such as the protagonist selling a song to a washed-up singer, who then uses the song to climb the charts, becomes a viral sensation, and experiences a triumphant return...

Otherwise, it will greatly affect the reader's reading experience, and the reputation of a work is related to the speed at which it gains popularity points.

For example, if the author wrote that the protagonist obtained the script for "The Wandering Earth 2" and wanted to make the film to slap the face of certain directors who worship foreign things, but the protagonist did not do it until the end of the novel, what would readers think?

They'll probably curse all the female relatives in the author's family!

Leaving plot holes unfilled is a major taboo in entertainment writing!

"10..." Wan Qian gasped, this was no small sum of money.

She wasn't sure whether the company would be willing to pay this amount for her.

Moreover, Shen Can said the starting price was 10 yuan...

"What about based on personal relationships?"

"Let's try a different game," Shen Can said.

Wan Qian remembered something, and her pretty face immediately turned red.

"Be serious."

Shen Can: ? ? ?

What's wrong with that? In an instant, he understood why Wan Qian had said that; this old driver must have misunderstood.

She clearly misunderstood, yet she accused me of being indecent?

Tsk tsk, women.

"Ahem... I mean, given our relationship, talking about money would be too formal. I'll write a song for you directly, but I won't give you the copyright. During the song's licensing period, any revenue you earn from ringtones, commercial performances, concerts, etc., will go to me as a royalty share. As for you, let's split it 20/80."

Simply put, Wan Qian was used as a tool.

How much can you make in a one-off deal? Hundreds of thousands?

The key is to generate sustainable income.

For example, if Wan Qian is paid 100 million yuan for a commercial performance, singing Shen Can's song, and then 20 yuan is paid in copyright fees, the singer earns 80 yuan. That's how they make money.

Copyright fees don't reap all the profits; they only take a portion. The advantage is that the more the product is used, the more you receive.

This is also Jay Chou's style of play.

According to incomplete statistics, Jay Chou has written songs for more than 180 singers, and the copyright revenue he receives from them each year is a huge sum.

This is probably related to the fact that Jay Chou had earlier exposure to the international music scene and had a stronger awareness of copyright.

It's definitely an advanced version.

This is also why Shen Can doesn't register the song copyrights with the Music Copyright Society of China; he wants to firmly hold onto the song copyrights in his own hands.

As for the profit sharing between Wan Qian and the company, he doesn't care; he's going to take 20%. Besides, this is a collaboration between him and Wan Qian, and has nothing to do with the company behind Wan Qian.

To be honest, even without discussing profit sharing, it wouldn't hurt to just send Wan Qian a song. Shen Can is willing to spend that much on picking up girls.

But he understands even more clearly that the most stable and sophisticated relationship between people, even more so than feelings, is actually based on "interests".

Feelings are not stable and unchanging; they are particularly "changeable".

Today, someone may say they love you; tomorrow, they may abandon you. The shift from love to abandonment can sometimes happen in an instant.

Don't test human nature with superficial emotions. Human nature, in fact, cannot withstand such tests.

In this respect, Shen Can had suffered a loss at Wu Wei's hands in his previous life.

Therefore, he wanted to use a profit-sharing model to bind his interests with Wan Qian's.

At this moment.

On the other end of the phone.

Wan Qian was deeply moved, overjoyed, and a grateful expression appeared on her face.

"That scoundrel..."

She thought Shen Can was indeed a master of rhetoric, having mastered the art of building suspense by first mentioning "10 yuan" to make her nervous, and then suggesting they try a different approach...

In the end, she practically got a song for free.

As for Shen Can's so-called copyright revenue sharing...

"That's his gentleness! In this vast music industry, countless singers dream of getting such a precious opportunity. If you want a share of the profits, you have to become famous first. You can only get a share of the profits after you've made money!"

For top creators, any song can potentially change someone's life.

Just like a deity, a small favor given casually can be a tremendous blessing for living beings.

And it's quite obvious that Shen Can is the one who suffered a loss.

If she's not good enough and can't sing the song well, wouldn't that ruin Shen Can's song? Damage Shen Can's reputation? Affect his popularity?

Shen Can couldn't possibly be unaware of this, yet he was still willing to give me the song... What incredible trust that is!

Wan Qian suddenly felt a sense of joy, like a thoroughbred horse finally meeting its discerning owner, although this feeling was very strange given her relationship with Shen Can.

A blush returned to Wan Qian's fair face, and she quickly shook her head to shake off the chaotic thoughts.

"Thanks, how long is the authorization period?"

"Let's talk about it another day," Shen Can said.

The song isn't ready yet, don't panic.