After failing the college entrance examination, he became a big star

Chapter 157 The Great Collision that Opens a New Era of Chinese Music
"Fake rock, you're talking nonsense with your eyes open." Su Ting gritted her teeth bitterly as she read the commentary.

The two TV shows that Li Kai appeared on before were small halls dedicated to interviews, not studios for cultural performances.

There is no band, no stage lighting effects, and Li Kai is not too self-indulgent when he sings
Without these elements, rock is not rock?

Just a joke!
"It's normal. There has never been an accurate definition of rock and roll. The media can say whatever they want." Li Kai didn't take it seriously. In the previous life on Earth, since the emergence of rock and roll, there had never been a musician who could explain exactly what rock and roll was. .

At the same time, many rock bands that are recognized in the music world have also had experiences that have been questioned, and are called pseudo-rock.

The most typical one is Mayday. After more than 20 years of debut, the controversy over this band has never stopped, but this does not prevent Mayday from becoming the number one band in Asia.

It can't hinder fans' love for Wutianyue!

"That's right. At the end of the 80s, when rock was the number one mainstream in the domestic music scene, even Metal Bird, who would later become the number one rock band in China, was called fake rock."

Qiao Li agreed, but she didn't let go of her dignified face. She looked at Li Kai: "But being questioned by the media, many fans will be misled. You need to clarify."

Li Kai agrees with this very much. This is a matter of principle. To give an extreme example, someone points at a man and says, "You are a woman. If the man doesn't clarify, it will become self-acceptance."

"Not only do we need clarification, but we also need to prove it. Can you get me a chance to sing two songs in one of the next several performances during the Spring Festival? Chinese style and rock."

Li opened his eyes with a hint of "please". Qiao Li felt a little helpless and rolled her eyes. This guy is really not polite at all.

Singing two songs in a row, even if it is a local TV show, is the treatment that can only be enjoyed by the top-tier, and the four major first-line in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou are not even qualified for the top-tier. Row.

"Only Xijiang TV Station can give it a try." Qiao Li pondered for a moment, but she didn't finish her sentence. She has the deepest connections in Xijiang Province. Her former owner, Dimei Records, is one of the largest record companies in Xijiang Province. He is also from Nan City, Xijiang Province. Based on this, the probability of communicating with the TV station will be higher.

"These negative news should not be underestimated. They didn't appear in the past few days, but they appeared today. Tomorrow's press conference, we must be careful."

Qiao Li put a few newspapers in front of Li Zhan. For the entertainment newspapers published this morning, there were no fewer than five articles that crushed Li Zhan. This made Qiao Li a little worried.

With her rich experience, she faintly smelled a storm that was about to come.

Li Kai directly pushed it away: "Don't watch it, the song "Norwegian Wood" made me lose my popularity. I'm afraid I'll be blinded by such nonsense news."

Qiao Li looked at him with a strange look in her eyes.

I read the whole article, are you cursing me, cursing me, or cursing me?
Thursday, November 2.

On a sunny afternoon, Time Records held a press conference for Li Kai's first solo album "New Era" in Hall [-] of the Bosca Hotel.

On the podium, there are five people sitting in a row.

The vice president of the company, Yan Kuan, the marketing director, Song Di, the singer, Li Kai, the manager, Qiao Li, and the producer, Ni Houdao.

More than 30 media reporters and staff responsible for photography and videography were present, scattered around with long guns and short guns.

At 01:30, the press conference officially started.

Yan Kuan delivered an opening speech on behalf of the company.

Song Di thanked the media on behalf of the company.

Ni Houdao introduced the situation of Li Kai's album. When he said that the album contained three genres, there was quite a commotion at the scene.

Three styles of music are integrated into one album. Anyone who has an understanding of the history of the Chinese music scene in the past three years will definitely think of two people, Guo Yifu and Murphy.

It was because of this attempt that Guo Yifu lost his position as the head of the Four Heavenly Kings.

It was because of this attempt that Murphy lost his status as the queen of the queen.

Right now, the rookie king is going to try this again!
The press conference was scheduled to last for half an hour. After Ni Houdao finished speaking, Li Kai said a few more words. About 10 minutes passed, and the remaining 10 minutes were the turn of reporters to ask questions.

Everyone couldn't wait a long time ago, a male reporter in the front row asked loudly: "Li Kai, according to the practice in the industry, last week was the preheating promotion of your album, you didn't promote the first, second, or even the third title, but you did it on the fourth day. In the last live TV and radio program, they sang "Norwegian Forest" and "Your Backpack" live, does this mean that you have extra confidence in this album? How much do you expect to sell?"

Li Kai smiled and replied: "I definitely have confidence. When the album was recorded, I said in an interview that the first song of this album will be the title song."

Before he finished speaking, the male reporter asked urgently: "Then what is your estimated sales volume? Two hundred or three hundred or even higher?"

"I can't give an accurate estimate for this. I can only say that my expectations will be higher than my last single." On the train back yesterday, Qiao Li had already communicated with Li Kai. Open's first album should not be overly conservative and modest. Li Kai also agrees with this. Therefore, in terms of sales forecast, he is cautious and cautious, but it is still equivalent to drawing the bottom line.

The sales volume of the single "Suddenly Miss You" has exceeded 160 million as of last week.

As soon as these words came out, the scene was shocked!
No less than the debut single, that's at least close to double platinum.

A female reporter asked quickly: "Li Kai, can I understand that after this album, you will jump into the ranks of first-line singers."

Standard for first-line singers, three platinum cards, or one double hundred.

Of course, there is one quasi-first line, two platinum tickets, or one over 150 million, which is also called first-line in public.

Li Kai smiled, and said with a little humor: "I have already answered your question, you wasted an opportunity to ask a question."

It is customary for each reporter to ask a question at most once, and then no more questions can be asked. If there is a violation, the artist can choose to ignore it.

The female reporter was stunned for a moment, and quickly realized that she was about to speak again when another male reporter said, "Li Kai, in your new album, the song "Norwegian Forest" has been questioned by many musicians as a fake. Rock, what do you think?"

Li Kai said indifferently: "Many of the musicians in the circle you mentioned are fake musicians."

The reporters were stunned for a moment, their eyes flashed. This counterattack was much more powerful than emphasizing that the song is rock and roll, and it was tantamount to criticizing those doubters.

It's no wonder that Li Kai is Li Kai, he's still so sharp!
Qiao Li glanced at him sideways, with a trace of helplessness hidden in her eyes. She persuaded Li Kai to clarify this issue and not to fight back. Li Kai's attitude was ambiguous, and it turned out that he didn't listen at all.

But having said that, an entertainer who has no personality, is obedient, and has no edges or corners will have a limited future and it will be difficult to climb to the real peak.

Another female reporter asked: "Li Kai, as the rookie king, you chose to release the film at the same time as the king of heaven Liu Mingliang this time. Do you think your album sales can beat him?"

"The rookie king VS top-ranking king, Li Kai, what do you think the odds are?"

"Li Kai, you chose to release the film at the same time as Liu Tianwang, does that mean that your popularity is already comparable to the first-line?"

This topic is the hottest topic at the moment, and other reporters are also eager to follow up.

Li Kai was still calm, and pressed his hands: "Liu Tianwang is a senior in the music industry that I respect very much. I don't agree with the concept of rookie king VS top-ranking king, because I never thought of competing with any singer. Fighting, I am also fighting with myself, striving to break through myself.”

"Breakthrough yourself, can I understand that in your heart, there is no opponent except yourself?" A male reporter suddenly asked a question.

As soon as this question came out, Qiao Li's face became serious, and she said coldly: "Please be careful with such misleading questions."

The male reporter froze, his expression was a little embarrassing, he knew that he had passed the point, although the reporters all wanted to dig a hole for the artist, it would be better for the artist to step on it and create shocking news, but if he wanted to return to his thoughts, he couldn't do it openly Dig, otherwise it is likely to be blacklisted.

However, there were still some reporters who were persistent and hung up on this question, which seemed to suggest that Li would not give up until he gave a correct answer. In addition, other reporters also asked questions one after another, all of which were sharp.

"Not long ago, Time Records announced that you, Li Kai, would be on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, and then suddenly canceled it. I heard that it was because of a conflict between you and the company's senior management. Is it true?"

"The song "Norwegian Forest" is said to have received a bad response after market research, and even caused your popularity to decline directly. What do you think?"

"Li Kai, there are rumors in the circle that this is your last album in Time Records, and you will be transferred to the five major record companies next, I wonder if it is true?"

The two executives of the company, Yan Kuan and Song Di looked a little unhappy, and there was still a 2 minute difference in time, Song Di got up and announced the end of today's press conference.

Li Kai was chased by a crowd of reporters, and quickly left under the protection of two company security guards.

In the evening of that day, some entertainment newspapers that were released after the release all published the news of Li Kai's new album launch.

Knowing that the new album contains three genres, especially the main one is Chinese style, the circle was surprised!
Everyone in the company was amazed.

Qiao Li knew it would have such an effect, so she kept the situation of Li Kai's album extremely secret before, and even the company's top management only knew about it to a few.

And those entertainment newspapers not only reported the status of the album, but also speculated on the prospects of Li Kai's album.

Not optimistic accounted for [-]%.

The most pessimistic ones, it is even estimated that it may not be able to reach gold, and it is mentioned again that the rookie king is short-lived?This guess.

Other estimates are over gold, not platinum.

And optimistic, accounted for more than [-]%.

Most fiercely, he directly shouted that this album is expected to break through triple platinum.

Others, most of them still use Li Kai's original words, no less than the first single.

The rest is less than [-]%, which is relatively conservative, giving an estimate of around platinum.

In the deputy director's office, the secretary quietly left after pouring two cups of tea. There were only Li Kai and Qiao Li.

After reading six or seven newspapers, Qiao Li said, "Li Kai, the media's predictions for your album are polarized, and I think so too. I believe that many musicians in the circle also think the same way. It's a big hit. It is very likely to break double platinum, not recognized by the market, and it is likely to be around gold sales, similar to Ning Lan's first comeback album, the ones sold are entirely dependent on popularity."

Li Kai nodded in agreement: "I think so too, but I have confidence in my album."

Qiao Li's expression was not relaxed, and she said in a concentrated voice: "At today's press conference, apart from a few questions from the reporters at the beginning, they were quite satisfactory, and the questions that were asked later were all very sensitive. In the end, Director Song had to end a few minutes earlier. From this point, it is not difficult to see that you are now the focus of the media, and even more attention is paid to you than Liu Mingliang."

Li Kai smiled: "This is a good thing, it increases exposure."

"The media is a double-edged sword. At the beginning, your single was able to be washed, because the quality of the single itself was excellent, and it came because you did not meet a strong opponent. film, the result is hard to say.”

Qiao Li was not optimistic, and Li Kai was not overly optimistic either. He knew that what Qiao Li said was the truth.

To give an extreme example, God of Songs' two best-selling albums "Kiss Goodbye" and "Blessings", the two title songs of the same name, are definitely classics among classics.

But if these two albums are released at the same time, it's hard to say whether they will both sell well!
"Besides, I told you before that if an album contains three styles of music, there must be a lot of praise and criticism for you in the circle. You are more restrained now, because your first title song has not yet been released."

Qiao Li's face became serious: "Starting tomorrow, your album will officially enter the first week of promotion, and you will be performing live at the Shenzhen City Cultural Gala tomorrow night. It may be an exaggeration to say that the fate of your album will be determined, but at least half of it will be determined." , according to the usual practice, the local TV shows will select the most popular program, if your singing is ranked outside the top five, then..."

Didn't go on, Li Kai understands the meaning, there are less than 20 programs in total, including some dances, cross talks and the like, which are destined to have fewer audience votes, if there are more than five, it means that there are at least two singers who sing more than Li Kai. Popular with the public.

This also means that the public denies the first title of Li Kai's new album!
"I don't think it is possible. No, it should be said that it is absolutely impossible." Li Kai's face showed a strong confidence. , the first hit of the year.

The night passed.

Friday, February 2th, Xiaonian.

It was snowing in the sky.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Liu Mingliang also held a press conference for his new album at the Portha Hotel in Beijing.

Unlike Li Kai who avoids the topic of rookie king VS top-ranking king, Liu Mingliang bluntly said that singers are originally a kind of competitive relationship, and singers who release films at the same time are more of a direct competition.

There are eleven singers released this week, which is not a lot. Apart from him and Li Kai, there are two second-tier singers, six third-tier singers, and one newcomer.

These singers are all strong opponents, especially Li Kai is the strongest.

Full of fighting spirit!

This is Liu Mingliang, the number one king of Chinese music today, who never underestimates any opponent, but is not afraid of any opponent!
In addition, to everyone's surprise, Liu Mingliang's album also contains three genres.

Slightly different, the first main focus is still lyrical slow songs, which is the masterpiece of Mr. Huang Yitao, a big star in the circle!

The second hit is a folk song, and the remaining eight songs include a Chinese style song.

All of a sudden, there was an uproar in the circle.

The media even directly pushed the topic of rookie king VS top-ranking king to the hottest point, claiming that this is a big collision that may usher in a new era in the Chinese music scene!

(End of this chapter)