New York 2006

Chapter 35 Cooperation
Tim McGraw, Chinese is Tim McGraw, an American country music male singer.His works have topped the country music charts many times, and he has produced six platinum albums, with total record sales exceeding 2500 million.American country music, like hip-hop and rap music, has little international influence.

The head of publicity said: "I know this Tim McGraw song. It is a country song released by our company in June this year. The singer is Taylor Swift. The girl is only one year older than you. Her record company, Big Machine Records, Your future records will be the same, they will be completely independent record labels, and Universal will only distribute them."

Luo Ji muttered to himself: "Taylor Swift?"

"Yes, this little girl is very diligent. I heard from my colleague that he took this little girl to promote for a month, and then he came back after the funds ran out. But the little girl is still promoting it now. It seems that he is preparing to carry out the promotion. 6-month radio promotion."

Luo Ji exclaimed, "Six months? Does a song need to be promoted for so long?"

The person in charge of publicity said: "Usually it doesn't need to be promoted for so long, but her album of the same name is mediocre and has no refreshing songs. She first promoted the single Tim McGraw for a few months, and then released it after it had a good position on the Billboard chart. Taylor Swift album of the same name.”

Luo Ji then spoke: "Did she succeed?"

"It was considered a success. Her album peaked at number 19 on the album chart. Moreover, this little girl also opened up a new market, young girls who listen to country songs."

Luo Ji was a little confused: "Taylor Swift, why does she sound so familiar?"

Manager Braun said: "You may have seen her media reports. She often attends the opening performances of some country singers."

"Maybe, Braun, go buy the top 10 singles on the Billboard charts and I'll listen to them. Buy Fergie's album. Didn't you say she is the most powerful female singer this year? And Taylor... Swift and Akon’s album.”

Manager Braun went to a nearby record store to buy a single. Luo Ji came to the RV. Blake was playing a game, so he joined in. He was playing the latest GTA. I felt that this game was not played enough by Americans. If Luo Ji plays it once, he won't play it again.Blake is good, he has already played the game three times.He had already played the latest GTA Luo Ji, so he returned to his seat and took out his high school textbook to read.

During this time, he has communicated with the school. He does not need to go to school at ordinary times. During the exam, as long as he passes, he will be given full marks.

High school courses seemed quite simple to self-study. Luo Ji could keep up with the school's progress by just looking at it every day. It was basically not difficult. He was confident that he could complete the remaining three years of high school courses in one year.

He was addicted to studying and couldn't help himself. He didn't stop studying until his vocal music teacher called to start online classes.After another half-hour of vocal lessons, the day's study time was over.

Luo Ji then realized that there were more than ten CDs on the table next to him, and Braun had already bought the CDs.

Luo Ji began to study his opponent. He first played Akon's album "Conviction". He had two songs in the top ten of the Billboard.Luo Ji listened to it for more than ten minutes and found it surprisingly pleasant. It was not just a rap song. For example, the song "Don't Matter" had a very beautiful melody, and Akon's timbre was very distinctive and recognizable.

After listening to an album, he had a new understanding of hip-hop and rap music. Maybe he had some prejudices before, but this kind of music turned out to be surprisingly good.

Luo Ji started playing Fergie's debut album "Duchess" again. Luo Ji was bombarded by the female version of rap for more than ten minutes. It was so noisy.Just when he was about to give up, "Big Girls Don't Cry" turned out to be surprisingly catchy, a pop ballad that suited Fergie's voice perfectly.If you take it out separately and list it, it should have good results.

Luo Ji listened to the other songs in the top ten of the singles chart, but he felt that the melody was not good. He didn't know if it was an illusion. He felt that these songs were more than 01:30 points behind his Viva La Vida.

Luo Ji finally listened to the album "Taylor Swift". After listening to it for more than ten minutes, he always felt weird, but he couldn't put his finger on what was wrong.So I called the person in charge of publicity over: "What's going on with this album? Why does it feel weird?"

The person in charge of publicity laughed: "Of course it sounds weird to a man. This is a girl's diary-style country song. These songs are based on Taylor Swift's personal life, which is her outlook on life as a teenager, romantic relationships, friendships, etc. It's a very personal song that girls can relate to, but boys can find it weird."

Luo Ji suddenly realized: "That's it, her lyrics are very good. When you think of happiness, you think of the little black dress I wore, and the old faded jeans I wore. What I remember is the way I leaned in your arms. The little girl is quite talented, but it’s all a girl’s nonsense.”

The person in charge of publicity said: "Haha, I feel that your lyrics are more mature, and they don't seem like they could be written by a teenager." Luo Ji looked calm: "Maybe I am more mature myself."

Braun walked in at this time, holding a contract: "Britney's manager called and said that Britney is now free to record songs. This is his condition."

Luo Ji took it over and took a look: "Britney has to sign the 15% share of the song. If two people perform this song commercially in the future, Britney will get 70%. And if this song appears in your album in the future, In the album, there must be revenue from the title song.”

"Fxxk." Luo Ji cursed directly: "This condition is too much!"

Blake was startled by the sudden loud noise while playing the game. The publicity manager looked at Luo Ji without speaking, and Braun also looked at Luo Ji without speaking.Luo Ji looked at the two of them and asked in surprise, "You two actually think this condition is reasonable?"

The two nodded in unison.

"15% of the song share, 70% of the commercial performance? You two are kidding me about the revenue from the title song."

The person in charge of publicity said: "Come on, Britney hasn't released an album for three years. She is the most talked-about actress in the United States. I won't talk about the value of her willingness to cooperate with you. Her current commercial performance can If it reaches 50 or more, how much do you have now?"

Braun said: "You are not qualified to cooperate with her. The positions are not equal. If it hadn't been for that, it is probably impossible for you to cooperate."

After saying this, Luo Ji immediately understood his position: "Okay, then agree to it. Then make an appointment. Remember, it won't work on December 12th. I have a commercial performance in Los Angeles."

"Well, leave it to me!"

After the agent Braun left, the publicity manager said: "The fact that they chose to announce their willingness to cooperate at the time when the bulletin board results were released does not prove that they think your results are good."

“What’s so good about my song only being number 43 on the Billboard singles chart?”

"You are a new singer. You are ranked 43rd. The previous results are not counted because you have not started promoting before. This kind of results can only be achieved by big-name singers. This proves that the quality of your songs has conquered most people. Simply Local publicity cannot achieve such a high ranking.”

"Okay, but I feel like this Marvin Gaye song is a lot worse than Long Live Life."

"It's already very good. It's catchy and simple to sing, and it has the potential to become a hit."

Braun came back quickly: "For this week, the location is in Los Angeles, which is more convenient for Britney."

Under the attack of money, Universal's head of publicity has begun to think about Luo Ji: "Then we will do another day of promotion tomorrow. Tomorrow night's commercial performance in Texas has already been arranged, so it's hard to shirk it. You can fly directly to Los Angeles the day after tomorrow, and we will It's better to cooperate with Britney as much as possible. She is a first-line singer after all. Being able to collaborate with her on songs is a bonus. Go early and have a few extra days to record in Los Angeles and then attend the commercial performance at Staples Arena. "

Manager Braun agreed: "Well, just you and Jeff Basker go. We will wait for you here. After the commercial show on the 15th, you will fly over directly and we will continue the promotional tour."

"alright."

(End of this chapter)