She debuted after having a child with a celestial being.

But Liu Yifei's response was very calm.

She looked at Mr. Zhang and asked him if Universal Music could provide specific promotional resources for the first EP, including domestic platforms, and if they could bring a digital marketing plan to discuss it again.

Universal Pictures has presented a strong industry "momentum," but the specific domestic promotional resources are relatively vague, and the details of the terms still need further clarification.

In comparison, Taihe's implementation plan is more detailed, but the distribution ratio (55%) still needs further negotiation.

As a supplementary copyright agent, Sonya can ensure the maximum benefit for creators.

Global has the broadest prospects, but there is a certain gap in the implementation of local resources.

"No rush." ​​Xiao He closed the folder. "Let's have all three parties negotiate again. We'll make a decision once the specific terms are finalized."

Liu Yifei leaned back on the sofa and picked up her coffee cup.

When she released her album in 2006, she signed a full contract with Sony Japan, leaving no room for negotiation.

"My dear brother, I never imagined I'd become a singer, let alone debut in a group?"

Liu Yifei thought about what had happened in the past few days and found it unbelievable. If it weren't for Xiao He, she definitely wouldn't have had this thought or acted this way.

"Sissi, once HF becomes a top-tier group, what scripts and resources can't they get?"

Xiao He responded with a smile, but what he really thought was that if they debuted as a group and spent every day together, they would definitely develop feelings for each other over time.

Nine Percent's tour schedule is as tight as a fully drawn bow.

On June 2nd and 3rd, Nine Percent's tour concluded at Shenzhen Bay Sports Center. As the members, all in black team uniforms, slowly rose on the platform, a sea of ​​glow sticks stretched from the stands to the field.

Every time Xiao He goes on a big tour, he gets ridiculed on Weibo again.

"How many months has it been? They debuted in the center position but haven't even set up a fan club yet."

"If you don't know how to be an idol, then give up the center position."

Fans of other groups also started making sarcastic remarks in the Weibo supertopic.

"What a joke! Why did you steal my Kun Kun's center position?"

"Congratulations on the one-year countdown to the debut of the most obscure center in history."

Chen Linong posted screenshots of those comments in a WeChat group, asking him if he needed help, his tone filled with concern.

Cai Kunkun was also in the group. After a moment of silence, he sent a message: "Brother He, if you need it, I can help you forward it."

Xiao He sighed: "There's nothing I can do. Kun Kun and Nongnong's female fans are too powerful. They all feel that I'm blocking your spotlight. They'd love for me to collapse so they can give up the center position to you."

Chen Linong spoke up: "Brother He, I really don't understand why you don't manage a fan group? Fans can help us with supertopics and support groups."

Xiao He was too lazy to explain: "That thing is too troublesome, forget it."

When no one was around, Cai Kunkun quietly said, "Managing a fan culture isn't that difficult. If you find a few good-looking leaders and give them some incentives, they'll do everything they can to help you manage it."

"Thank you, I'll give it a try."

Xiao He politely declined. This Kun Kun really doesn't listen to advice; this gentle embrace will eventually become a nightmare.

But something even more important is taking up all his time outside of his tours.

In late May, Xiao He registered a company in Beijing.

The company is called Hechao Music, with a registered capital of one million yuan. Its business scope includes music production, production and distribution of recording products, artist management, performance agency, copyright agency, etc.

The company address is temporarily borrowing a corner of Liu Yifei's team's studio in Beijing, and will be moved to an independent office space later.

The business registration process took nearly thirty days.

From the very beginning of the name selection process, he prepared seven or eight candidate names in one go, in case any company had the same name.

From submitting the company's articles of association, legal representative's identity certificate, and shareholder's capital contribution certificate, every step is carried out in accordance with the standardized procedures established by the Company Law.

On the day he received the business license, Xiao He sent a photo of it to Liu Yifei.

She replied with a voice message: "Hechao Music, that's a nice name. Congratulations to my brother on becoming a boss."

"Are you interested in being a boss lady, sister?" Xiao He replied immediately.

"g, u, n".

Retorting is a daily occurrence for Liu Yifei, who has grown accustomed to Xiao He's teasing and even finds it somewhat sweet.

While participating in a packed boy band tour, Xiao He also began planning the first EP for Hechao Music.

However, at this moment he only has a shell company, no distribution channels, and no publicity team.

In mid-June, Xiao He, as the founder of Hechao Music, officially began contacting Taihe Music Group.

A large music service company that integrates the copyrights of Taihe Rye Music, Ocean Butterflies Music and Dashi Music, with full-contract artists such as Xu Song and Xue Zhiqian and the copyrights of nearly a thousand original songs.

"Teacher Xiao, we're very familiar with Xue Zhiqian's model," Hu Yiyou said slowly, flipping through the proposal Xiao He handed him. "He uses his own company to produce the master tapes, and then licenses them to Taihe Publishing on a project-by-project basis. We invest in the publicity and distribution resources, while he keeps the master tapes and the copyrights to the lyrics and music."

Xiao He nodded; this was the model he wanted.

"Herchao Music is similar to Chaoshi Music; it's an independent label, not a full-contract artist with Taihe. I record the master tapes, and Taihe handles the promotion and digital distribution. The copyright belongs to Herchao, and Taihe receives the promotion agency fee."

Hu Yiyou took off his glasses, wiped them, and put them back on.

He recalled the precedent of Xu Song retaining independent creative space when he signed with Ocean Butterflies Music.

Ocean Butterflies promised not to interfere with Xu Song's creative work and commercial sales, and whether or not he charges fees is entirely up to the artist himself.

This model causes Xu Song to lose tens of millions of yuan in copyright revenue every year, but it preserves his absolute control over his works.

The young man sitting across from him today has gone a step further than Xu Song did back then, demanding not only the preservation of creative autonomy but also control over the copyright of the master tapes.

Hu Yiyou looked at Xiao He and remained silent for a moment.

"You're even more difficult to deal with than Xue Zhiqian was back then. He only agreed to keep the recording production rights, but you don't even want to relinquish the songwriting agency rights."

"Taihe takes the distribution revenue, Hechao takes the copyright. A win-win situation."

Hu Yiyou closed the proposal without immediately saying whether it was okay or not.

This collaboration model is not the first time they have signed a contract, but the person in front of them is not a veteran like Xue Zhiqian who has been in the industry for ten years. Instead, he is the center of a boy group that has only been in the industry for half a year.

He dared to speak like that not out of recklessness, but because he had the confidence to back it up.

He obviously wouldn't have considered it if Liu Yifei wasn't in the group.

Liu Yifei debuted as a singer; who wouldn't want that kind of popularity?

"Let's think about it. Leave me a copy of the project proposal for HF's first EP. We'll discuss the specific promotional resources next week."

"it is good."

While negotiations with Taihe entered the stage of refining the terms, Xiao He was also working on the copyright of the EP's selected tracks.

He pulled the company's legal counsel along to check the copyright information of the lyrics and music on the shortlist one by one, confirming which songs needed to purchase recording licenses and which could be directly included as original works.

Choosing songs next was physically demanding.

Throughout the rest of June, Xiao He had to sift through a batch of candidate songs from emotional songs released after 2019.

In his sheet music folder, he included a shortlist of several melodies, such as "Insomnia Flight," "The Wind Blows When I Think of You," "Please Guide Me for the Rest of My Life," and "Love's Flight Diary," but whose timelines or copyright status still needed to be verified. He also marked the copyright holders and their contact information for each piece, confirming which tracks could be bought out at the corresponding copyright price and which could be directly included as original works.