In 2010, Faye Wong asked Li Jian: "Can I sing your "Legend" at the Spring Festival Gala?" Li Jian replied, "Yes, you can sing as you please." But after the "Legend" fire, Faye Wong was sued in court and demanded 3.5 million in damages. Li Jian said: "It has nothing to do with me. In the end, Faye Wong lost 2250 yuan.
At that time, Li Jian wrote the song "Legend", which was inspired by his first love.
When he was 10 years old, Li Jian attended a wedding and saw a girl who looked like a Russian girl, and he instantly liked her.
Coincidentally, later Li Jian and this girl named Meng Xiaobei met again at a relative's wedding, and then the two slowly became acquainted.
After graduating from high school, Li Jian was successfully admitted to Tsinghua University, while Meng Xiaobei was still in middle school. Meng Xiaobei knew that Li Jian studied so well, of course, he would not waste good resources, so he always went to find "Tsinghua Brother" to make up lessons.
It may be that the famous teacher is a high apprentice, Meng Xiaobei actually successfully passed the examination to Tsinghua, and later even read all the way to the doctorate.
They reunited in Tsinghua, Meng Xiaobei, as a little sister, often asked Li Jian for advice, so they came and went, their feelings slowly deepened, and finally came to fruition and escalated into lovers.
Even with the company of beautiful people, Li Jian's days at Tsinghua were not as romantic as people imagined.
Everyone in the class is a bully, the heavy learning pressure makes him breathless, and Li Jian can only really release himself by singing at the party.
He finally survived college, but he had no interest in his job, and after three years, he was completely autistic.
Until one day, Tsinghua's brother Lu Gengshu found him and said that it was better for us to form a band together. He was excited when he heard it, and then immediately quit his job and played music without his family.
At first, many people looked down on them, thinking that this was just the rest of Gao Xiaosong and the old wolf playing, which was outdated.
But they still took the last train of the folk craze, "Mizuki Nianhua" debuted on fire, the debut album "A Lifetime with You" sold amazingly, and won many music awards.
But in 2002, Li Jian and Lu Gengzhi had a conflict.
Their musical styles and creative ideas differed, and they were unwilling to compromise with each other, and finally, after consultation, Li Jian decided to leave the band and fly alone.
After flying solo, Li Jian still maintained a high level of creation, and soon released the album "Like Water Years", which included the song "Legend", which Li Jian specially wrote for Meng Xiaobei.
"Just because I looked at you more in the crowd, I can't forget your face anymore."
Li Jian wrote the original beauty into the song, and this simple lyric evoked countless people's memories of their first love. Unfortunately, the album sold dismal and didn't make any splashes.
After Meng Xiaobei and Li Jian were together, they experienced his fame and gloom, and during that period of material scarcity, Meng Xiaobei has been silently accompanying him.
In 2010, after many years, Faye Wong appeared on the Spring Festival Gala again, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she surprised everyone. The natural sound, coupled with the beautiful melody, intoxicated countless audiences, and the song she sang was Li Jian's "Legend".
No one expected that the "Legend" written eight years ago, after many years of silence, but because Wang Fei was on fire, Li Jian, as the original author, also began to be re-concerned.
Once, the reporter interviewed Li Jian: "Will you resist that everyone always mentions Faye Wong to you?" ”
Li Jian replied: "Of course not, it is indeed because Faye Wong covered "Legend" that so many people know me and know my music. ”
At that time, Faye Wong overheard the song "Legend", which she liked very much, and tried to sing it with her own singing method, feeling more charming.
Just at that time, Faye Wong received an invitation to the Spring Festival Gala, and because she did not choose a good song for the time being, she simply found Li Jian and asked him if he could sing his "Legend" at the Spring Festival Gala.
Li Jian was very crisp: "You can sing as you want, you can sing as much as you want." ”
As a result, Faye Wong surprised everyone with "Legend" and completely sang this song.
Later, Faye Wong also sang this song at concerts many times, and they were all bound together, and even when Li Yapeng divorced her, she posted that Faye Wong was a "legend".
Soon, however, Faye Wong went to court and demanded 3.5 million yuan in damages for infringing music copyright.
After the news spread, many fans of Faye Wong ran to Li Jian's Weibo and scolded the street, saying that he would take revenge and be ruthless and unjust.
Li Jian later explained: "I would like more people to sing my songs, how can I sue Faye Wong?" ”
In fact, in 2010, Li Jian had sold the copyright to the album "Like a Year of Flowing Water" to his partner Sun Yongzhi, including the song "Legend".
There was a stipulation in the contract that anyone except Li Jian who sang this song must be authorized by them.
When Faye Wong sang at the Spring Festival Gala, Sun Yongzhi did not pursue it because the Spring Festival Gala was not a commercial activity. However, later, Faye Wong sang in personal concerts many times, which was obviously an infringement, so she sued Faye Wong.
Sun Yongzhi calculated the proceeds of Faye Wong's concert and roughly estimated the amount of compensation of 3.5 million.
But this algorithm is not reasonable, can not specifically calculate how much Faye Wong earned from this song, so it denied 3.5 million compensation.
It can only be judged that every time you sing, you will have to pay 225 yuan in copyright fees, and Faye Wong sings a total of 10 times, so you need to lose a total of 2250 yuan.
Sun Yongzhi spent 30,000 yuan on the lawsuit at that time, and this compensation was not enough for the lawyer's fees. However, Sun Yongzhi said that this lawsuit is worth fighting: "Infringement is infringement, no matter how much it costs, we must protect our rights and interests." ”
In the song "Legend", Li Jian only received 40,000 royalties, of which KTV accounts, even less than 300 yuan, Li Jian himself is not willing to take it.
The singer's appearance fee is hundreds of thousands or even millions, but the copyright fee for a song is only a few hundred yuan. The difference between the two is so great, it is no wonder that there are so few original singers.
Over the years, there have been fewer and fewer people who focus on creation, and everyone is competing to become a traffic star, resulting in the fact that it is difficult to have good Chinese songs today.
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