Zhang Lan signs the contract

Nanhe Coffee (Diamond Store)

Zhang Lan entered and found a seat. She had arranged to meet the person from the music platform here.

After all, they had only communicated by phone previously and had never met in person, so she wasn't sure about the other person's character. For safety's sake, she thought it better to arrange a meeting in a relatively safe place.

In her impression, there was only this Nanhe Coffee.

After all, this Nanhe Coffee was an industry under Mingri Group, so she inexplicably felt a sense of security.

Not long after, a middle-aged man pushed the door open and walked in. After looking around, he walked straight towards Zhang Lan.

"Zhang Lan?" "President Liu, Liu Quan?" The two confirmed each other's identities.

Zhang Lan beckoned to the waiter and ordered two cups of coffee.

"The environment of this coffee shop is quite nice, isn't it?" Liu Quan looked around at the coffee shop's environment and sighed with emotion.

In his understanding, Jiang City could barely be considered a quasi-first-tier city. He was somewhat surprised that such a city would have a coffee shop with this kind of environment.

"President Liu, this Nanhe Coffee is a new brand from last year. Its headquarters is in Jiang City, and it mainly follows a boutique route. Currently, there are only branches in Kyoto, but it will definitely be able to open in Nanhu City in the future. By then, President Liu can drink Nanhe Coffee in Nanhu City." Zhang Lan said with a smile.

"It seems you are very knowledgeable about this Nanhe Coffee?" Liu Quan picked up the coffee and tasted it upon hearing this; the taste was indeed very good.

It was even purer than the boutique coffee shops he had tasted before.

"President Liu might not know, but this Nanhe Coffee is also under Mingri Group." Zhang Lan explained.

"I see." Liu Quan suddenly realized. Zhang Lan was from Lanpian Film and Television, and Lanpian Film and Television was under Mingri Group; these things he understood.

As for the other industries under Mingri Group, he hadn't looked into them in detail.

"President Liu, let's talk about business." Zhang Lan sipped her coffee, her gaze becoming serious.

"Alright, let's talk business." Liu Quan nodded.

"We have made adjustments to the previous terms. The exclusive licensing fee for each song will be 7 million. In addition, for future revenue sharing, it will be a 40/60 split—we take 40% and you take 60%. What do you think?"

Zhang Lan listened to Liu Quan's words and nodded slightly.

The terms this time were indeed much higher than before. Previously, the exclusive licensing fee was only 5 million, and the revenue sharing was 50/50.

However, although these terms were already quite good, she still wanted to strive for better ones.

After thinking for a moment, she spoke slowly.

"President Liu, the current terms are indeed very good, but they haven't reached my expectations. I want 10 million for the exclusive licensing fee, and as for revenue sharing, I need a 30/70 split—I take 70% and you take 30%."

Liu Quan listened to Zhang Lan's words, paused slightly while holding his coffee cup, and then revealed a bitter smile.

"What you're asking for is too high. It has already exceeded the contract for A-level terms. I have no way to offer that."

"If you really want to license to our Cool Cat Music, the terms I can offer are an 8 million licensing fee, and the split remains 40/60. However, I can give you some increase in the pricing for play counts."

"Our platform can offer a unit price of 2 yuan per average 1000 plays."

"This is the highest offer we can make."

Listening to the terms offered by Liu Quan, Zhang Lan looked at him earnestly and found that his attitude was very firm. She knew that this was the highest offer he could make.

She compared it in her mind with the terms offered by the other music platforms she had contacted previously.

In terms of conditions alone, Cool Cat Music indeed offered the most.

Moreover, previously they offered 1.2 yuan per 1000 effective plays, and now they offered 2 yuan. This income was given directly to them and was not included in the revenue sharing.

The revenue sharing referred to advertising and membership revenue sharing, revenue sharing from background music on various short video platforms, and revenue sharing from various program commercial event incomes.

Therefore, generally speaking, the terms offered by Liu Quan were already very high.

After thinking about it, she spoke slowly.

"Okay, I can accept these terms."

"Then, happy cooperation!" Liu Quan smiled slightly upon hearing this, reached into the briefcase beside him, took out a contract, and pushed it to the table in front of Zhang Lan.

"Since there are no problems, let's sign the contract directly."

"I need to review the contract." Zhang Lan said, picked up the contract, and began to read it carefully.

She had come to sign the contract this time representing Lanpian Film and Television, so she had to carefully confirm the contents of the contract.

After a while, Zhang Lan put down the contract and looked up at Liu Quan.

"There are no problems with the contract; we can sign."

After saying that, she picked up a pen and signed it.

She also felt some emotion in her heart. Once this contract was signed, she could immediately obtain an 8 million licensing fee per song.

And now that she had uploaded three songs in total, that would be 24 million.

Furthermore, once the songs were officially on the Cool Cat Music platform, the play count alone would also be a good income.

After signing the contract, the two chatted briefly about things related to entering the music platform, and then ended today's negotiation.

"I look forward to Miss Zhang Lan's new songs. Our Cool Cat platform will definitely offer better terms than other music platforms. As for the licensing fee for the three songs, we will deposit it into your company's account within three working days." Liu Quan said with a smile.

"President Liu, I will try my best to write other songs." Zhang Lan also smiled slightly.

The two stood up together and walked out of the coffee shop. After walking out, they went their separate ways.

Zhang Lan hailed a taxi on the roadside and rushed directly to Mingri Group.

Sitting in the car, she thought about it and edited two messages with the terms of the contract she had just signed and sent them out.

One was sent to President Chen, and one was sent to Luo Xiao.

… Kyoto, Film City,

"President Chen, President Du, long time no see. The crew is simple, and there is nothing to entertain you with; please forgive me." Luo Xiao looked at Chen Cong and Du Ziteng who had arrived, and greeted them with a smile on his face.

"I don't really care about how you entertain us, but you didn't tell us when you came to Kyoto to film. We are a bit unhappy about that." Chen Cong looked at Luo Xiao and Wang Bin, his words expressing some dissatisfaction, but his mouth still carried a smile, and he didn't really mean to be angry.

Luo Xiao looked at Chen Cong's expression and, seeing that Chen Cong was not angry, also laughed.

"This is indeed my negligence. I will invite President Chen and President Du to dinner another day."

While speaking, his phone suddenly vibrated a few times. It was currently the filming stage, and fearing that some unexpected situation might occur, he looked at Chen Cong and President Du apologetically. Then he opened his phone and took a look.

After seeing the content on the phone, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

An 8 million licensing contract, three songs mean 24 million. This didn't even count the future revenue sharing. It seems Lanpian Film and Television has gained another source of profit.

President Chen will probably be very satisfied when he finds out. After all, those songs were given to Zhang Lan by President Chen. In the current situation, this is probably the scene President Chen wanted to see.