Producer System: My Girlfriend is a Cellist-Chapter 48 - 47 My Song Belongs to My Partner

200,000?

[Let’s hear about it?]

Upon seeing this message, Lin Tian quickly replied.

Regardless of whether he sells or not, it doesn’t hurt to have a conversation.

While waiting for the response, Lin Tian went online to search the name of this company.

[Unive Music Copyright Company]

[Founded in 2001, located in Qingzhou City, it’s a professional organization that provides comprehensive copyright protection and management services for music creators worldwide.

Key businesses include copyright registration, licensing management, copyright litigation support, and marketing services. The company has a rich copyright library covering various musical styles and has established strategic partnerships with many well-known music platforms and performance institutions...]

After browsing the company profile, Lin Tian searched the company’s name on Bilibili and Douyin to see the online reviews.

He concluded—

A fairly well-known local established music copyright company.

However, the reliability of these music companies definitely has nothing to do with their size.

Small companies aren’t necessarily bad; big companies can sometimes be worse; that’s the entertainment industry.

Yet, Lin Tian was still interested in learning more.

After all, it wasn’t about signing with a company to debut, it was just about selling song copyrights. It doesn’t limit people; at most, he would lose one song.

In fact, it’s not uncommon on Douyin for original songs by amateurs to go viral and for copyright companies to approach for consultation.

After a while, [Unive Official] replied:

[We are very interested in Mr. Moonlight’s song"Can-Can"and would like to buy the copyright if possible.]

[Another question, do you own the copyright to the song?]

Lin Tian replied:

[Yes, I do.]

[Can we meet to discuss in detail? I see your IP address is in Qingzhou City.]

Meet?

Lin Tian looked at his phone, pondering while stroking his chin.

[Sure.]

After weighing things up, Lin Tian decided to have a talk.

Even if he doesn’t sell, like Uncle Zhong Weian from SYC, he could expand his contacts which might be useful in the future.

During his reflection, Lin Tian also remembered to check on his last task.

As of now, the video he posted has already reached 400,000 likes, far exceeding the task requirement of 100,000 likes; it should be completed...

However, when Lin Tian checked the system tab, he saw:

[Emotion value (Happiness): 44595/100000]

Still not enough?

Well, it’s just a performance video; no matter how good the song and how much everyone likes it, the happiness emotion felt is limited. freёwebnoѵel.com

Maybe doing a trending dance would earn more emotion value.

After all, making both the audience and his brother happy together is definitely more useful than just one of them being thrilled.

Seems this Double Card isn’t so easy to obtain.

Then, [Unive Official] replied again, agreeing to follow Lin Tian’s time arrangement.

The two finally agreed on the time and place.

.....

The next day at noon, Lin Tian used the school’s lunch break to head to the agreed location.

A coffee shop not far from Qingzhou Seventh Middle School.

Lin Tian, who left class early, arrived first.

He ordered an iced americano and sat observing his surroundings.

This coffee shop was very business-oriented; the people here during the lunch hour were mostly office workers, either working or resting.

Lin Tian, dressed in a high school uniform, seemed rather out of place.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Moonlight?"

Lin Tian turned his head, and a lady in business attire with a shoulder bag appeared in front of him.

"It’s me."

"Oh, so you really are a high school student."

The lady seemed a bit surprised and said with a smile, "I thought it was just a Douyin persona."

"Please sit."

Lin Tian didn’t engage in much small talk, but gestured with his hand instead.

The lady looked a bit uncomfortable.

Thinking to herself, how could such a handsome young man give off such a stern vibe.

After sitting down, the lady introduced herself,

"Hello, Mr. Moonlight, I’m Feng Miao, Unive’s copyright manager."

"This time, I mainly want to discuss the song"Kangkang" with you, but before that, you can take a look at some of our company’s previous copyright collaborations, as many music bloggers on Douyin have worked with us..."

Feng Miao knew that for Lin Tian, who was dealing with copyright collaboration for the first time, his biggest concern would be the legal loopholes and potential fraud by the company.

Therefore, the best strategy was to keep professional talk to a minimum.

Using the simplest words possible, citing facts, giving examples:

"Last month, we just purchased a song"Melody Under the Starry Sky"for 150,000 yuan. The author is a blogger called ’Cheng Cheng C’ with a million followers. This song has gotten 1.69 million plays on Douyin."

"Also, early this year, "City Echo" was sold for 300,000 yuan. You might have heard it; it’s very popular on Douyin....."

"I haven’t heard it," Lin Tian said.

"..."

Feng Miao didn’t know that Lin Tian had only recently started watching videos on Douyin.

"No matter what, I hope Mr. Moonlight trusts us. We have a wealth of copyright operation experience. In fact, for your song ’Kangkang,’ whether considering the play count across the internet or your account’s follower count, it doesn’t meet the ’200,000’ requirement, but from our perspective, we genuinely like it and are willing to offer this amount..."

After talking roundabout for a while, Feng Miao finally focused on the main subject,

"If you are willing to sell the copyright, we will also release an album for this song. After the album is released, we will also provide you a share of the proceeds. We can discuss the percentage later."

"....."

Hearing the phrases "release an album" and "revenue sharing," Lin Tian was somewhat surprised.

It seemed, more sincere than he had imagined?

He sipped on his coffee straw, falling into silence.

...

Honestly, it was impossible for Lin Tian not to be moved.

As a high school student living alone for many years, no one was more aware of the importance of money than Lin Tian.

When chasing dreams, one must also consider a practical issue:

His current public high school could still allow a poor student like him to study worry-free.

But once in college, the high tuition fees would become an insurmountable barrier.

Moreover, expenses in college weren’t just limited to tuition.

If he really got 200,000, as long as he didn’t spend it recklessly, it could last until graduation!

Maybe, he could even help out some Gan Yanyu.

In fact, composing music was a cost-free task for Lin Tian.

No matter how much it sold for, it was all profit.

But the problem was, Lin Tian always held a reverence for these transported tunes.

In other words, they couldn’t be sold cheaply.

Was 200,000 considered selling cheaply?

Lin Tian pondered seriously.

He tentatively shouted a price:

"Fifty?"

"Add 300,000... this is a bit much..."

"Then think about it."

"..."

Feng Miao looked at the video of Lin Tian on her phone, seemingly weighing the pros and cons.

Finally, after much struggle, she grimaced.

"Although I don’t have the authority to decide this..."

Feng Miao slowly stood up from her seat, extending her hand,

"But, I can agree to it right now, and later, I will fight with the general manager to negotiate this price for you!"

"And also, I will strive to get you a satisfying proportion for the revenue sharing of future albums!"

"Okay, once you have negotiated, I will seriously consider it."

Lin Tian, from beginning to end, never made a definitive statement.

For these copyright companies, tugging a little was always more profitable than outright refusal.

The Lin Tian who spoke thus still stood up and politely shook hands with Feng Miao.

However, Feng Miao already took this as proof that Lin Tian was willing to cooperate.

Happily, she said:

"Mr. Moonlight, wait for my good news. Also, I can transfer some cash to you now, and after we finalize, pay you the balance!"

Seemingly worried about Lin Tian being snapped up by other higher-paying companies, Feng Miao immediately proposed an upfront payment.

As Feng Miao stuffed a bank card into Lin Tian’s hand.

Well, Lin Tian really did feel somewhat dazed.

If he really signed like this.

High school student, one song, 500,000.

Should be enough to thoroughly solve the financial difficulties of high school and college, right?

Not to mention, there’s also considerable future revenue sharing... That must be the allure of money.

"By the way, Mr. Moonlight, your cello partner in the video, where are they?"

Feng Miao packed her bag, smiling as she asked.

Though Lin Tian hadn’t explicitly agreed yet, she still seemed very cheerful, clearly confident of success.

"She’s at home, didn’t come with me."

"Hahaha~ Actually, I think with your music, Mr. Moonlight, any partner would do, no matter who plays it, it would be a hit..." Feng Miao laughed joyously.

You are?

Hearing this, Lin Tian’s brows suddenly furrowed.

Could a true music lover speak this way?

He looked again at the professionally dressed woman in front of him.

In this moment, suddenly, all their previous conversations seemed ridiculous.

Why did... he specifically take the time to meet this person?

Yes, he just wanted to find out more, expand his network.

He wasn’t really trying to sell the rights.

If it really came to selling, he couldn’t possibly do so without consulting Gan Yanyu.

Because of Feng Miao’s sincerity, Lin Tian only thought to tug a little.

Now,

Lin Tian’s face darkened, feeling even the need to haggle was gone.

He asked one last question:

"After selling the rights to you, can my partner still play this piece?"

"She can, as long as it’s not in public." Feng Miao smiled, "We are buying out completely, otherwise, we wouldn’t offer you revenue sharing. You can play it privately, but definitely not in public..."

"You don’t need to ask anymore, I won’t sell."

Lin Tian put the bank card on the table and handed it back.

Album, revenue sharing, license fees, at this moment seemed to lose all meaning...

Really, the business of trading copyrights has too many pitfalls.

"My songs can only be played by my partner."

Lin Tian said, and turned to leave the café.