Chapter 036. It's up to you
Wang Ke lifted his head out of his cell phone. He had been using his cell phone to handle work, but now he saw that the recording work had finished, so he stood up.
"Ah, Brother Wang, why are you here?"
Su Liyu was still immersed in the professional dubbing atmosphere she felt just now. When she saw her agent, she tilted her head in confusion.
"Xiao Su, did you work in a bar resident singer before?"
Wang Ke pulled Su Liyu to the side of the corridor and asked.
"Yes, yes, haven't I told you about this? Don't worry, I won't affect my normal work."
Su Liyu shrank her head like a rabbit, fearing that this would violate some company regulations.
"Is it you in this video?"
Wang Ke opened Weibo and played the video with the highest clicks. Su Liyu was wearing a T-shirt and jeans, holding a guitar and singing. The song was "To Me Ten Years Later".
"I'm right..."
It was the first time Su Liyu saw this video. She usually doesn’t get in touch with social software like Weibo. Compared to chasing stars and watching the fun, she prefers to stay at home and listen to classical music or practice guitar, just like a girl from the last century.
"Why don't you tell me that you wrote such a good song? Now the video of your singing has become a hot search on Weibo. This is a huge wave of traffic. We must seize this opportunity. I will send an email to the boss later to apply for resources to you. First, launch a single album."
Seeing that Su Liyu had no sense of self-consciousness as a star, Wang Ke explained to her in a nutshell.
"Wait a minute, Brother Wang, there is a problem."
Facing the imposing Wang Ke, Su Liyu raised her hand weakly and interrupted.
“…I didn’t write that song.”
"ah???"
Wang Ke originally had a series of plans. Although he had not implemented it himself, he had been thinking about it for a long time in his mind. But now Su Liyu's words made him stunned on the spot and didn't know what to say.
When Su Liyu saw Wang Ke suddenly stuck, she pointed to Xu Rui and others who were doing the finishing work in the recording studio.
"It was a song written by Director Xu."
"he?"
Wang Ke finally recovered. He looked inside. Xu Rui was discussing the use of lines with the audio director, earnestly and concisely.
"Why do I go and ask him."
Su Liyu walked over, said a few words to Xu Rui, and then he came to the corridor and looked at Wang Ke and said.
"I heard Su Liyu say that your company is going to make a music album for her?"
"...Yes, yes, that song "To Me Ten Years Later" was written by Director Xu?"
Wang Ke, who was unaware of the situation, originally thought that Xu Rui was so young and was a director. I guess he had a background. Now, according to various situations, he seemed to have two tricks, and the agent's intuition made him pay a little attention to this young man.
"We want to help Su Liyu produce a single album. You may also know that this song is very popular on social platforms now, and we want to strive for this wave of traffic, so..."
"So I need my authorization, right?"
Xu Rui heard Wang Ke’s meaning. Huaxia’s copyright control is very strict. If Xu Rui does not agree to the authorization, then this song will not be able to appear in Su Liyu’s album. If Su Ren Music Company wants to take advantage of this wave of popularity, both singers and songs must be included.
"Yes, yes, Suoren Music is a big company, and the licensing fee in this regard will definitely not be small, please rest assured."
Wang Ke added that most of the company's songs are composed by their own music, and there is no problem of authorization. It is rare for Xu Rui to do so, but he is confident to fight for it.
"I can authorize your company, but there are two conditions."
Xu Rui was silent for a moment and spoke.
"condition?"
Wang Ke trembled for a moment, afraid that Xu Rui would ask the lion to speak loudly.
"First, this song can only be sung by Su Liyu, and cannot be handed over to other singers for profit-making covers."
Xu Rui stretched out a finger and said, "This is to bind "To Me Ten Years Later" to Su Liyu, so that this song can become her representative work. In the future, people will think of Su Liyu whenever they sing this song on KTV.
"This should be fine."
Wang Ke thought about it and said that as Su Liyu's debut song, this song should indeed be related to her, so he agreed immediately.
"Second, this song is actually the ending song of the animation we are currently producing. It should have appeared again after the animation is broadcast. Now it is authorized to you in advance for Su Liyu's sake. I believe the album will be released soon, so as compensation, I need you to explain this when promoting it."
Actually, this is what Xu Rui said nonsense.
He did have a little idea of using this song as the ending song. After all, whether it is the lyrics or artistic conception, it is quite appropriate to match the story of "Soul Devouring: Zero", and sings the voice of the protagonist Li Leshen.
But everything is not decided yet, and Xu Rui didn't expect that the videos shot by others would become popular on Weibo, but since the situation is done, it can also be a rowing race.
Suoren Music Company is a large company with many promotional channels. Once they decide to promote Su Liyu, they will inevitably promote it through multiple channels, which is much better than the resources Xu Rui can access now.
If "Soul Devouring: Zero" is included with the promotion, then this animation is equivalent to a powerful publicity, just like a series of impression song offensives before the promotion of the movies on Earth, allowing more people to know that "Soul Devouring: Zero" is a perfect loss for Seo Rui.
"This...I need to go back and discuss it."
Wang Ke was a little embarrassed. It was not that he was unwilling to do so, but that this situation involved commercial cooperation, and he, a broker, could not make the decision at all.
"Okay, I'll wait for your good news."
Xu Rui smiled and knew that Wang Ke could not make a decision, so he was not in a hurry.
The recording of the trailer will be completed and the production will be completed in two weeks, just in time for the release of the annual industry conference. On that occasion, it was a big publicity.
After saying goodbye to Wang Ke, who went back to ask for instructions, sent Su Liyu away, and Xu Rui returned to his work. He finally confirmed the lines used in the trailer with the audio director Tian Zihui. Most of these lines came from the first episode of "Soul-Devouring: Zero", and were spoken by the characters who were the first episode's essential bento.
Yes, in implementing his own principles, Xu Rui also adopted fraud when making the trailer. At first glance, it was like an animation that used scientific equipment to eliminate spirits. The protagonist also looked like a protagonist. Even on the current animation official website, the characters and introductions of these cannon fodders are hung.
Just wait for the final sound and picture synthesis and VTR editing, that is, after pressing into a format that the website can play and blocking, this trailer can be placed in a white box and presented to the website.
Chapter completed!