Chapter 48 Work Hard

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A rare good song!

This is everyone's first impression. Most of you here are not professional musicians, but you still have the most basic aesthetics. Although there is no arrangement, just singing a cappella is already extremely ear-catching!

"This is the title song of this album. It should be in line with market taste, right?" Although it was a question, Luo Quan's tone was extremely determined.

I dare not say anything else, but the song "First Love" can definitely be regarded as a divine song.

As the title song of Utada Hikaru's debut album, this song is a well-deserved masterpiece. Whether it is the quality or the singer's performance level, it is the pinnacle of solo female singers of that era.

Based on the popularity of only two singles released, the album sold 2.2 million in the first week of its release, breaking various related records in Asia.

The final sales volume of the album was as high as 7.65 million copies, which no one has been able to break so far. It was called an epoch-making album by the Japanese music industry.

If you want to break the record, you must use a song that has such an honor. "First Love" is the best choice, which is why Luo Quan positioned it as the title song.

"There is no problem at all!" Tachibana Yuka said excitedly, "This is a typical J-pop style. It is the favorite of people over 25 years old, and they are also the group with the strongest spending power in the market!"

Luo Quan stood up with a smile: "I can start recording songs right away. As for the promotion, I'll leave it to Director Ishimura."

Director Ishimura nodded: "Don't worry about the publicity. As for the contract, I will give you the highest price in the market, okay?"

Luo Quan was curious: "What is the highest price in the market?"

"Exclusive global authorization, package price... 150 million yen, record sales are not included." Director Ishimura pondered for a while and gave a sky-high price.

In China, it is not uncommon for a top singer to pay a licensing fee of tens of millions for a new album. However, albums are almost always released digitally. Those with more fans are sold for more than ten yuan. Most of them are digital albums. VIP on-demand, and even free listening.

For China's music platforms, spending a lot of money to buy exclusive licenses is a complete loss-making proposition. It is almost impossible to make back the money through record sales. What the platform values ​​​​more is the fans, users and traffic brought by the star effect. It is the bulk of the income.

But Japan is different. Although the record market is declining and no longer prosperous, a dead camel is still bigger than a horse. Japan's record market is still the second in the world and the first in Asia, with sales of physical records reaching 2,000 billion yen, sales volume easily exceeded 100 million yen.

In such a market, the income that a hit album can bring is extremely terrifying, so as long as the album sells well, there is no need to worry about not being able to get back the money.

Take Luoquan's first mini-album as an example. The current sales volume is 2.4 million copies, with total sales of 3.1 billion yen. After excluding taxes, publicity expenses and other miscellaneous expenses, the net profit is still more than 2 billion yen. .

More than half of this large amount will be taken away by the company, and then the record store will take about 30%. The remaining 15% will be divided among the producers, composers, lyrics, Japan Music Copyright Association, and singers.

Among them, producers are the most popular, accounting for 10%, while singers are the smallest, only 1%, even worse than lyricists and composers.

This is the ecology of the Japanese record market. Album producers and creators can get the most money apart from publishers and retailers, while singers who really attract fans to pay get the least. It is almost completely reversed from China.

This is also the reason why most Japanese singers are very creative. Few people will completely outsource their albums. Even if they can't write good songs, they will rack their brains to write lyrics for the songs. After all, if they just sing, they will get There is so little money.

After all, not everyone is like Luo Quan, who can sell hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing fees before recording an album. This is already the treatment of a big female singer.

It is worth mentioning that all of Luo Quan’s songs have been completed by her alone. From the collection of instrument timbres, arranging, and recording, this is the work of the producer, and no outsiders get a share of the profits.

So in a few days, when Sony "distributes gold and silver," Luo Quan will be able to get a very large amount of income, even more than the sky-high licensing fee.

Luo Quan walked towards the door: "Then I'll record the songs first. I'll record the title song first. I'll have to look for other materials for a while and finish it in about three days."

If you are diligent, you can finish it in a day and a half. After all, Luo Quan is already familiar with how to make an album, so there are no technical difficulties.

But why do foreign workers need to work overtime when they can work hard? She is not a social animal...

By the time Luo Quan came home, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. She said she didn't want to work overtime, but she still sat in the recording studio for more than ten hours. She also had simple instant noodles for lunch.

Probably every Chinese person has a hard-working gene in their bones. "Be proud of hard work and be ashamed of indolence" is a life creed that every young person has chanted since elementary school. Although Luo Quan did not have a high degree of education, these principles Still know.

I have been busy for half my life, but now that I have something to do, I must work hard. This is a very simple value, otherwise I will really become a parasite in society.

When Luo Quan returned home, he found that the dinner for the two "parasites" at home was also very simple, spinach and lean meat porridge. The spinach had no leaves and the lean meat was not cut.

"Luoluo, you're back~~~" Wen Xia and Junzi were in a daze around the table. When they saw Luo Quan walking in the door, they seemed to have seen the savior.

Junko looked expectant: "We're almost starving. Did Izumi-chan bring us something to eat?"

Luo Quan was stunned: "Didn't I buy vegetables and meat for you?"

Eating takeout frequently is not nutritious. Considering that he often has to go to work, Luo Quan bought a lot of food in the refrigerator a few days ago, enough for Wen Xia and Junko to eat for a week.

"Isn't this big bowl of porridge delicious?" Luo Quan looked at the steaming bowl of spinach and lean meat porridge that was of good quality and was very confused.

"Try it yourself." Junzi handed the spoon to Luo Quan.

Glancing at the two women suspiciously, Luo Quan noticed that Wen Xia's face was as red as a monkey's butt, as if she had done something shameful.

He lowered his head and scooped up a spoonful of porridge. As soon as he put it in his mouth, Luo Quan spurted out:

"Pfft! Is this pig food?!"

It was mushy, salty, and had a slight meaty smell. It was obvious that the porridge had been cooked for too long and the meat was undercooked. It was so unpalatable that it was almost unpalatable.

"Can you cook it?" Luo Quan held up a spoon and asked Wen Xia for confirmation.

Wen Xia nodded sheepishly: "I made it while looking at it on my phone. It looks pretty good. Who knew it tasted so weird?"

Luo Quan laughed dumbly and said: "You are more suitable to be an idol who has no fingers in the spring water. These things have ruined your character. Let me cook for you today!"