Back in the city, the two had dinner, and Ye Fan sent Zeng Li back to school and returned home.

After school the next day, Ye Fan went directly to Xinjiekou, intending to ask Zhang Xing about the situation with Jingwen Records.

Zhang Xing has helped Ye Fan establish Ye Fan Studio. Ye Fan invested 50,000 yuan and gave Zhang Xing 5% of the shares as promised. He also made Zhang Xing the director of the studio and worked part-time at Ye Fan.

After all, the entire studio now has nothing but a name. It is just waiting for the follow-up to be gradually established with the development of Ye Fan. The agent business can only be said to be temporarily taken over by Zhang Xing, and there will be more in the future.

Adjust what is appropriate.

Ye Fan arrived at the video store and saw Zhang Xing eating there. Now the person looking after the store was his aunt Li Ru. After all, Zhang Xing now had to deal with Ye Fan's affairs in the studio, mainly due to Jingwen's cooperation, and the follow-up was also

I will look for advertising, commercial performances and other business, so I will spend less and less time in the store.

"Second uncle, second aunt, and brother Ming are eating." Ye Fan walked into the store and said hello, then found a place to sit down.

When Li Ru saw Ye Fan coming in, she said, "Xiao Fan, have you eaten? If not, sit down and eat something."

"I bought some food on the street and ate it." Ye Fan replied with a smile: "I came here to ask my second uncle about the situation in Jingwen."

Zhang Xing said while eating: "You play for a while first, I will tell you after eating."

Ye Fan smiled and nodded when he heard this, then stood up and walked around the store again, ready to see if there were any new movies and music.

Ye Fan turned around and saw that several movies that Mr. Xing was familiar with were already available, such as "Domestic Lingling Paint", "Various Star King", "Returning to the Soul Night", etc., as well as "Journey to the West"

A movie that was not popular on Hong Kong Island but was popular on the mainland.

Ye Fan had chosen the movie and was about to watch the tape when he saw Zhang Xing coming over after finishing his meal.

"Second uncle, what did Jingwen say?" Ye Fan asked while looking at the tape.

"I gave them some demos you recorded." Zhang Xing lit a cigarette and leaned to the side and said to Ye Fan: "They are still very interested and want to meet you in person, but before I proposed a way to cooperate,

Finally, they were a little hesitant. After all, you are young and a newcomer, so they are not very reassured, but the quality of your songs is still good, and they don’t want to give up, so they can only report it to the next level. They will contact me when the results are available."

Ye Fan knew that personal studios were still in their infancy in the early 1990s, and the cooperation method proposed by Ye Fan was still relatively advanced for the country. There are generally seven types of cooperation models and cooperation agreements between singers and record companies.

In this era, the cooperation model between singers and record companies mainly involves the singer signing a contract with the company, and then finding an in-house producer from the record company or outsourcing it to another independent producer or independent production company to be responsible for the production work until the master tape is completed.

Personally, Ye Fan didn’t want to consider signing a contract. After thinking about other ways, they were not suitable, such as:

The DIY model of singers, who record, produce, promote and build their own websites, will have to wait until the Internet age comes.

Independent artists and independent producers collaborate to complete the master tapes and then try to sell them to record companies. It is better to set up a personal studio and reduce taxes.

If a record company establishes another joint venture with an artist or independent producer, Ye Fan will not consider this for the time being. He is not well-known and the company is not willing to invest.

The artist sets up a company and is responsible for all production links, producing the master tapes, and then entrusts a large record company to produce and distribute the record through a pressing and distribution agreement. The record company generally charges a 20% fee, but the cost is relatively high.

, Ye Fan is also considering whether to combine it with the personal studio method.

So thinking of this, Ye Fan replied: "If it doesn't work out, we can make the album ourselves and entrust them to produce and distribute it."

Zhang Xing nodded, took a puff of cigarette and said: "This is not impossible. You can afford the cost of recording the album under your conditions, and it will also help them reduce a lot of costs. When they contact me, they will put this plan in front of me.

Let’s talk too.”

Ye Fan nodded and selected a few more music albums.

After showing the CD and tape in his hand to Zhang Xing, Ye Fan said: "Second uncle, I will go back first. When you have any news, call me at home." After that, he went to check out.

Although Ye Fan now has some money, the big brother is expensive, heavy, and too ostentatious to hold. Ye Fan doesn't want to be targeted like Teacher Yu. He almost went to the West to see the Buddha twice, but in

It is still possible to install a landline phone at home.

When Li Ru saw that Ye Fan wanted to pay, she was curious but refused to accept it. After all, Ye Fan's style used to be that he was an expert in free prostitution.

Even Zhang Ming smiled and said: "Xiao Fan, why didn't you read it before and then take it back and sell it after listening? Why do you have to pay now?"

Ye Fan smiled and replied: "It's not like I got more this time. I bought it back and kept it as a collection."

When Zhang Xing saw this, he said to Li Ru: "Honey, just accept it. After all, Xiaofan is not short of this little money now." When Li Ru heard what Zhang Xing said, he accepted it and looked at it with relief.

Ye Fan.

After paying the money, Ye Fan said hello and went home to enjoy the movie.

After a few days of calm, I received a call from Zhang Xing, saying that Mr. Xu from Jingwen wanted to meet him and asked when they would have time to talk to Ye Fan face to face.

After Ye Fan heard this, he nodded in agreement and set a time for the afternoon. Ye Fan would go directly there.

In the afternoon, Ye Fan, who had taken a leave of absence, went back home first and took out all the campus-style songs whose copyrights had been registered later. After all, after getting rich, Ye Fan successively registered the copyrights of some songs.

Then I got some more contracts and left for Jingwen Records.

Jingwen Records is located in Fuhua Building, No. 8 Chaoyangmen North Street. Ye Fan’s studio is also located in Chaoyang District. This is Ye Fan’s special request. After all, in this magical place of Chaoyang District, Ye Fan is safer.

It can also keep you alert at all times.

After meeting Zhang Xing at the entrance of Jingwen Records, they went upstairs. When the receptionist saw Ye Fan, her eyes were shining and she led them towards the general manager's office.

People who saw Ye Fan along the way couldn't help but look sideways and started discussing among themselves in low voices.

"Is this person Ye Fan? He's so handsome!"

"Yeah, with the image of this condition, it's no wonder that he wants to be a singer. Even if his singing is average, he can probably sell albums. Moreover, his songs are said to be very good, and his voice is also said to be very good."

"Is he still a student? He's still wearing school uniform, and he looks pretty good. What's that hairstyle called? I've never seen it before. It looks so modern!"

"I've never seen this hairstyle before, but with other clothes, the singer's image and stage temperament will definitely look better."

After the receptionist returned, she also joined the discussion.

"Wow, he is really handsome and his skin is good. I really hope he can cooperate with our company so that we can see him more often."

"Just be crazy, I'm still a student, hahaha."

…

Ye Fan, who was walking away, listened to the voice coming from behind, smiled and shook his head, thanking his parents in his heart!

In the general manager's office, in addition to Mr. Xu who was taking the main seat, there were several other people sitting in the office. When they saw Zhang Xing and Ye Fan entering the door, their eyes lit up, and then they stood up to welcome them as a sign of respect.

Xu Zhongmin also stood up and came over, leading several people to sit down at the coffee table.

Ye Fan thought about Xu Zhongmin's information. He is indeed a Cantonese and likes to drink tea and talk about things.

I saw Xu Zhongmin making tea, looking at Ye Fan and smiling: "Classmate Ye Fan, right? When I first heard your song, I thought it was some kind of singer. He has accumulated so much experience and created so many good songs. I didn't expect it."

Your uncle said you were only 15 years old and still a student. We couldn't believe it, but when we saw you today, you turned out to be a talented person."

After that, he introduced several managers around him one after another, including those in charge of production, some in charge of promotion and distribution, and the company’s music producers.

"Mr. Xu, and other managers, just call me Xiao Fan." Ye Fan replied with a smile: "Mr. Xu, you are the most powerful. I heard that you are only 30 years old and you have become the chairman of a record company.

It’s like you study.”

Zhang Xing was chatting with others, and when he heard this, he also said: "Yes, Xiao Fan, when I saw Mr. Xu at such a young age, I was also very surprised. I have to admire Mr. Xu for his achievements at such a young age."

"Well, since I'm older, I'll call you Xiaofan," Xu Zhongmin smiled modestly after hearing what the two said. He divided the teacups, poured the tea, and then said, "I can't help it. I was starting a business in Shenzhen at that time."

I also failed. I thought that Yanjing would have more opportunities. I came here in 1986 and wanted to start over. After working hard for so many years, I finally achieved some results."

After speaking, he invited everyone to drink tea and started chatting slowly.

After exchanging greetings, Ye Fan saw that Xu Zhongmin and the others never got into the topic. Whether it was waiting for Ye Fan to speak first to weaken his momentum, or some other idea, Ye Fan had the confidence anyway, so he took the lead and said: "Mr. Xu, my uncle is following me.

He said that your company is quite good. Although your company has only been established recently, you recommended me to cooperate with your company. What do you think of our cooperation plan?"

When the others heard what Ye Fan said, they also stopped talking and looked over.

Hearing this, Xu Zhongmin muttered: "Since you brought it up, Xiaofan, let me share my thoughts. I heard from my friends in Yangcheng that there are some private studios established on Hong Kong Island. In China, it seems that

There are very few people. After all, record companies now sign singers and release records for their singers. And although there are many original singers, there are quite a few failures and very few successes. If you haven’t entered the industry yet, although the songs are good, there are no

Before you become famous, releasing records is risky, so I personally hope you can sign with our company."

After listening to Xu Zhongmin's words, Ye Fan thought for a while and replied: "Mr. Xu, I understand what you mean, but I think my uncle has mentioned my thoughts to everyone before. As for why, I will also tell you today.

Please explain."

Ye Fan took a sip of tea and continued: "Because I am still a student and will be admitted to university in the future. At this stage, I still want to focus on my studies. When I go to university, I also want to have more free time to create. If I sign a personal contract

, if I have more commercial business in the future, I will be afraid of conflicting with your company's arrangements, so freedom is what I pursue more. You also said that you think my songs are good, and I am very confident in my own works. If you

I understand that I am worried about my future original works, so please take a look at these."

After Ye Fan said this, he took out some other song materials from his schoolbag and handed them to Xu Zhongmin.

After Xu Zhongmin took it curiously, he lowered his head and started reading. After a while, he looked up at Ye Fan with a look of shock, and then showed the song in his hand to others to watch.

After a while, everyone who had read the song information looked at Ye Fan in more or less surprise, especially the music producer who looked at Xu Zhongmin and nodded excitedly. If it hadn't been inappropriate now, he would have thought about it now.

Record the song.

Seeing that everyone had finished reading, Ye Fan said, "Mr. Xu, these songs can be used for at least 4 albums, so at least in the next two or three years, you don't have to worry about my creation."

But after Xu Zhongmin read the song, he wanted to sign Ye Fan even more. The company had just opened, and it needed singers with potential, let alone singers like Ye Fan. Judging from the potential of singers who could grow into the pillars of the company, he

Don't even give up.

Xu Zhongmin said seriously: "It's true, you don't have to worry about the next few albums, but I understand what you said, but I still want to sincerely invite you to join our company, and I can guarantee to give you the greatest freedom in the contract.

, the company will also provide you with more resources, and I hope you will seriously consider it." After speaking, he looked at Zhang Xing, hoping that his uncle could help.
To be continued...