1novels Chapter 21 Buying Songs
Chapter 21 Buying Songs
The three pairs that have completed the task are Su Qingyuan and Lu Zeyan, Lin Wanxing and Jiang Yichen, and Meng Shuran and Shen Zhici.
The completion times for the three groups were 5.5 hours, 6 hours, and 5 hours, respectively.
Then, Xu Zhiyi and Ji Chengyu's time together lasted seven hours.
The two seemed to have anticipated this outcome.
"Zhang Jianjian and Chen Yuan's group, duration 6.5 hours." The butler's voice rang out, and the scores for the five groups were now available.
Chen Yuan was not surprised to hear the time. It had taken more than half an hour to go up to the halfway point and come down, and then it took more than an hour to take photos and choose the best spots.
Although they missed out on the 50,000 yuan prize for not winning first place in the five groups today, they still won in the talent segment.
"Alright, the first place team today, Meng Shuran and Shen Zhici, will receive tickets to the amusement park tomorrow. The second place team, Su Qingyuan and Lu Zeyan, will receive tickets to the movie theater."
"The rest of you are free to do as you please tomorrow. You can also pair up randomly. There will be a requirement for two people to enter at several locations tomorrow, so please consider this carefully," the butler said calmly.
"Well then, that concludes today's live stream. See you again tomorrow at 9 PM!"
Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that he had free time; it seemed he could finally get a good rest tomorrow.
As the live stream ended, viewers in the live stream room were very reluctant to say goodbye, but the buzz continued, with the number of topics related to "30 Days of Heartbeats" surging.
Among them, Chen Yuan stands out, but his reputation will be polarized, with some criticizing him and others marveling at his song "Fingerprint".
However, everyone is waiting for the recorded version to be uploaded. After midnight, the recorded version of the first day of the 30-day heart-fluttering experience will be uploaded.
The audience was very curious about what happened on the first day that made Chen Yuan abandon Zhang Jianjian and instead try to win over Xu Zhiyi.
"Chen Yuan, want to chat?" Jiang Yichen walked over and extended an invitation to Chen Yuan.
At this point, everyone realized that Chen Yuan's song was going to be a hit. He was a songwriter, and if he didn't debut as a singer, it would definitely sell.
"I want to hear too," Lin Wanxing chimed in.
Jiang Yichen asked in surprise, "This song isn't suitable for you, is it?"
"It's hard to say. Maybe it will be suitable once the arrangement is completed?" As one of only two singers, Lin Wanxing naturally wanted to try her best.
Of course, everyone is curious why no one wants Chen Yuan's works like this. Has he been shelved for the past three years?
Chen Yuan nodded slightly and followed Jiang Yichen to the rest area in the courtyard, with Lin Wanxing following behind.
"You guys have nothing else to say?" Lin Wanxing asked in surprise, looking at the others behind her.
"We'll just join in the fun and be listeners," Ji Chengyu said with a laugh.
And so, all ten people squeezed into the rest area.
"One million! Not a buyout." Jiang Yichen didn't waste any time after taking his seat and directly gave his price.
It's quite a coincidence that, on the show, his deal with Chen Yuan didn't involve the company behind them, which means that their deal was a personal one.
Once the program is over, just go through the proper procedures.
There's a significant difference between acquiring this song now and acquiring it after the show ends. After the show, the company will likely intervene, and in that case, the song will be credited to the company.
Chen Yuan was surprised when he heard the price; one million was no small sum.
Although he was a third-rate singer when he was on Earth, he still bought songs. Back then, he was almost unknown, and buying songs was just a small business, costing a few thousand or ten thousand yuan.
However, in the music industry, songs costing around ten thousand yuan are the norm.
Now, as a music creator, he understands this even better.
Putting aside the quality of the song itself, if someone asks him to write a song, the composer and lyricist would generally charge around 8000 yuan, based on his background with Baiye Entertainment.
If it's a casual person, it would probably be four or five thousand yuan.
As for the production costs, that's someone else's problem to worry about.
One million, and this is for an unknown creator; this price is practically top-tier in the industry.
"One million?"
"It's still a non-buyout system!" Lin Wanxing exclaimed in surprise.
"A lot?" Zhang Jianjian asked curiously from the side.
"Many, top-notch quality, and not a buyout," Lin Wanxing said solemnly, looking at Jiang Yichen, as if the other party was serious and had seen through the value of Chen Yuan's song.
The crowd gathered around, and they were all surprised to hear Lin Wanxing say this.
"One song costs a million, so if you write dozens of songs a year, wouldn't that bring in tens of millions?" Lu Zeyan asked in surprise, his gaze towards Chen Yuan becoming scrutinizing.
This guy is something else; it seems like everything he did before was just to mislead them.
"Do you think this kind of song is as common as cabbage?" Lin Wanxing said speechlessly. "Even the top songwriters in the music industry today wouldn't dare say they release two or three masterpieces a year."
"How about it, brother?" Jiang Yichen waited for Chen Yuan's reply.
Chen Yuan's mind was racing. One million was indeed a lot, but it wasn't very realistic to ask him to sing it himself.
He's tired of being a singer, and now being a songwriter seems like a promising career path. Writing songs behind the scenes doesn't have as many constraints.
"Let me think about it." After a moment of silence, Chen Yuan gave his answer.
Selling is definitely an option, but whether it's suitable for Jiang Yichen is another matter. He doesn't want his songs to be sung worse than the original.
That would be a desecration of those songs.
"Okay, then I'll wait for your answer." Jiang Yichen nodded. He hadn't expected it to be done in one go, at least Chen Yuan hadn't refused.
"Alright, let's talk about what you've been doing for the past three years?" Lin Wanxing's gossip spirit was ignited.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Never mind, we've been writing songs in obscurity, but nobody wanted any of them, and we almost got eliminated."
"what?"
"Then what about this 'fingerprint' song?" Meng Shuran asked.
"This song is something I've been brainstorming over the past few days," Chen Yuan said seriously. "Looks like signing up for this show has changed my inspiration!"
"..."
The crowd looked down on him. Although they didn't know if it was true or false, it seemed that Chen Yuan had no reason to lie to them.
After all, no one would stay at a company for three years just to make a splash on a TV show.
After the conversation ended, everyone went back to their rooms. It had been a very tiring day for everyone.
Chen Yuan followed Zhang Jianjian and the others back to the fourth floor, said goodbye to them, and then went back to his room. It was already past 11 p.m.
At this time, everyone was staying in their own rooms, taking a nice bath, and comfortably lying in bed.
After taking a shower, Chen Yuan lay leisurely on the bed, feeling incredibly comfortable. His only regret was not having any electronic devices to use.
Tonight, the night is clear and bright.
Just after midnight, the first recorded version of the "30 Days of Heartbeats" was officially released online.
The millions of viewers waiting nearly crashed the servers.