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

Chapter 167

"I asked you, where is our future, and you said, it's right under our feet"

A folk song, an inspirational song, and a rock song. After the three songs were sung, the band left the stage amidst the applause of the whole house. Immediately afterwards, two singers, a man and a woman, came on stage and sang a sweet song due to each other. Lyrical rock.

Then, Feng Mo came on stage, dressed in a jacket, big leather shoes on his feet, his hair stood up, shiny, and he was accompanied by a bassist, a drummer, and a guitarist.

At the beginning, he sang his masterpiece, "The Ronin of the Desert", full of rock style, strong rhythm, and the emotions of the guests were mobilized at once.

Followed by a fast song, the lyrics ended, and the last piece of music, several instruments mixed together, gave people the feeling that the whole bar was going to be set ablaze.

"The third song tonight is the song of a friend of mine who has forgotten his age, "Norwegian Forest." Feng Mo wiped the sweat from his forehead, panting and said, as soon as the title of the song was announced, there was a loud bang in the bar, It exploded.

Feng Mo glanced around, not surprised at all, raised his hands high and waved, laughing and said: "Friends who can sing come with me."

"Let me take your heart off, try to melt it slowly, and see if I am still perfect in your heart." Feng Mo's voice is slightly hoarse, with a sense of tearing, and the live singing is very contagious .

Soon, there was a chorus in the bar, with hundreds of people.

"Niu, the album is not the main title, it's already become so popular." Tan Guangyue expressed emotion, and gave Li Kai a thumbs up. A small bar, with at most three or four hundred people, actually caused a chorus of hundreds of people, which is enough to see this How popular is the first "Norwegian Wood".

The key point is that this song is not the first and second hit of the album, not even the third hit.

"Non-main" Su Ting gave him a sideways glance: "Today's Billboard, "Norwegian Forest" ranks eighth."

Tan Guangyue was startled. During dinner, he had something to do, so he arrived more than half an hour late, and missed the recommendation of the classics and songs on the wind and cloud list.

"Then "Qilixiang" is on the list?"

As soon as the question was uttered, Tan Guangyue realized that something was wrong, and with a slightly embarrassing expression on her face, she changed her tune and said, "Where is "Qilixiang" ranked?"

The recommended clearance of new songs on the two charts accounts for one of them, which is on a par with Liu Mingliang's album's first title. Can such a song not be on the list?

You know, Liu Mingliang's album No. [-] and No. [-] hit the top two charts last week, and the No. [-] hit was still at the top of the list!

Ning Lan held up two fingers, Tan Guangyue understood it in seconds, ranked second, and was about to ask about other songs on the album, Ning Lan seemed to be able to see through his mind, and took the initiative to say: "The second hit, "Heart Like a Knife", The main list is fifth, and after this round of publicity this week, the top three are expected next week."

After a pause, he continued: "Non-main title "Your Backpack" ranked first, third main title "Little Love Song" ranked fourth, non-main title "I Can't Forget Your Beauty" ranked tenth."

There are a total of [-] songs on the main and sub-lists of Fengyun Chart, and Li Kai's album accounts for six songs, three tenths.

Tan Guangyue wondered, and thought of something, so she asked, "Then how many of Liu Mingliang's albums are on the list?"

Ning Lan gave a slap: "The main list is third and the sub-list is second. It's really hard to tell the winner."

Tan Guangyue nodded deeply.

Li Xia interjected, "Li Kai, Ning Lan's new album will be fine, right?"

Li opened half of his attention on the stage. Hearing Li Xia's question, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion, "What's the problem?"

Li Xia hesitated to speak, struggled for a moment, and finally said: "Your album sold 30 in a single week, and it has already become a sensation in the circle. This is not only the result itself is amazing enough, but it is regarded as a weather vane."

Li opened his eyes and blinked, understanding somewhat, but not completely.

Ning Lan looked at him, sighed, and said: "Sister Li means that the first and second titles of my album, including the third title, the duet between me and you, are still lyrical and slow songs. Whether it will go against the prevailing trend, or deviate, is also my concern."

Counting the more than two years of retirement, Ning Lan has been in the circle for a full ten years, and she has a personal experience of the change in the direction of the pop music scene. When a gust of wind blows, it will immediately see the color.

In the mid-to-late 80s, even if rock music was not as dominant as today's lyrical slow songs, it was still dominant. Among the five super-first-tier bands, rock bands accounted for three, and as long as they released films, they all started with double platinum.

And in 75, in March, a first-tier rock band released a film, and its monthly sales exceeded [-] copies. Shaw's album sales countered the metal bird band. From that moment on, the trend of the Chinese music scene changed drastically.

The sales of rock records are going down day by day, nine out of ten are much lower than expected, and within half a year, they lost their leading position.

Li was stunned, but smiled and waved his hands: "Sister Ning, you are worrying too much, lyrical slow songs have never left the mainstream of the music scene."

Ning Lan's eyes suddenly lit up with a word to wake up the dreamer, yes, since the domestic pop music scene took shape in the 80s, it has gone through several different eras, and the wind vane of fashion has also changed again and again, but the only thing that remains the same is that lyrical love songs Always one of the mainstream.

"I'm just a mediocre person, mediocre." Ning Lan laughed, the trace of worry in her heart disappeared, she took the initiative to pick up the wine glass, thanked Li Kai, and drank it down.

Thank you again, this woman is always so polite.

Li Kai smiled and had a drink with him.

After Feng Mo sang, he came over to say hello. There were many new faces here, and Feng Mo didn't talk to Li Kai much, so he toasted a glass of wine, then patted him on the shoulder, and said a good job!
After watching two groups of bands perform again, it was almost eleven o'clock, Li Kai and others got up and left.

Ning Lan had a car, but it couldn't take so many people, so she took Li Xia and Ma Qian left first.

Ni Houdao didn't come, Su Ting, Tan Guangyue, Tan Guangyue's agent, assistant, Li Kai, Qiao Li, six people, were discussing to share two taxis, Qiao Li suddenly said: "Su Ting, you and Tan Guangyue take a ride together Get in the car, I have something to say to Li Kai."

Whether it was dinner at night or drinking just now, Qiao Li didn't talk much, and she was distracted from time to time. Li opened her eyes and knew that she had something on her mind, so she followed along and said, "You guys go first."

Watching Su Ting and the others get into the car, Qiao Li touched her smooth forehead and said with a wry smile: "This drink has a strong aftertaste, let's go and blow some air."

Li Kai said hello, and saw a middle-aged man selling candied haws not far away, so he licked his lips: "Wait, I'll go buy candied haws."

Then, he ran over, and after a while, he came back with two strings in his hand.

"How old are you, I still like to eat this." Qiao Li complained, and took one handed by Li Kai, and then, the two walked slowly along a small path beside the bar street.

The path was very quiet, and the two of them were not in a hurry to say anything, they heard the sound of biting candied haws.

After a while, Qiao Li said: "At the high-level meeting this morning, after the sales report came out, I proposed to increase your promotional resources, but it was rejected."

Li raised his eyebrows sharply: "Why?"

He has been in the company for half a year, and he has some understanding of some default rules of the company.

The total cost of the album is not dead, as long as the sales volume of the singer's album exceeds the expectation in a single week, according to the magnitude of the excess, additional promotional expenses will be invested.

This was the case with his single "Suddenly Miss You". After the first week of sales, the company added 12.

After Tan Guangyue's album sold out the next week, the company added 15 more.

The same goes for other singers.

This time, his album sold 10 copies in the first four days. Qiao Li applied for it once, but was rejected. Now, the sales volume exceeded 30 copies in the next week. To put it bluntly, even if this result is above the top line, it is considered brilliant.

The company was unwilling to chase after the investment, and Li Kai felt a little annoyed.

"There are some things that I didn't want to tell you at first, but I was afraid that you would know the misunderstanding afterwards. After much deliberation, I decided to tell you the truth."

Qiao Li breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a slightly lower voice: "The objectors at the meeting were the two songwriters. They are both inside the circle. Strictly speaking, they are not part of the company, but just a cooperative relationship. Normally, the top management on Monday They will only attend three out of ten regular meetings, but today both of them participated, and they all objected, so the company's senior management had to be cautious."

Li Kai said in a low voice: "What is the reason for the objection?"

Qiao Li glanced at him: "Don't you know what you're thinking? You've seen those articles in the entertainment newspapers too. As many people are cheering for you, as many people are expecting you to fall, and there are even more people."

"I have said long ago that your album combines three styles of music, especially the Chinese style, and it will inevitably receive mixed reviews. The better your album sales, the more people will praise and criticize, and the strength will be stronger. "

"Those two songwriters, their masterpieces are all lyrical and slow songs."

The last sentence hit the key point and gave Li Kai the answer.

"The company is under the control of two songwriters." Li Kai was silent for a while, and a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth.

Qiao Li didn't smile: "Is this unusual? Not to mention Time Records, even the five giants are also subject to those contracted songwriters and songwriters. The truth is not clear enough from what they said kindly that day?"

Li Kai shrugged, stuffed a candied haws into his mouth, and bit it loudly.

"There's another thing, it's about me, it's about you too"

Qiao Li didn't continue this topic, but hesitated for a moment, her eyes fixed, as if she had made up her mind: "After the meeting, Mr. Ren came to talk to me. There are currently four deputy music directors in the company. Originally, Deputy Director Luo was the most promising. He took the position of director, but after SHF went solo, the sales of his solo album were not satisfactory, which made him completely lose his chance. Now, when it comes to the singers under him, I have an absolute advantage. I had to wait and see Ning Lan's album sales, but Now, your album sales are exploding."

Without further ado, the meaning was already clear, Qiao Li was already qualified to take the position of Director.

Li Kai was not surprised, but seeing that her face was not happy, but showed a strong sense of entanglement, he couldn't help squinting his eyes, and guessed a little bit in his heart.

"Is there a condition?"

Qiao Li nodded slightly, and said softly: "Mr. Ren's request is that you sign a songwriter contract. You can have half of the autonomy, but the company must control the other half."

really!

Li Zhang laughed twice, and said, "What is the half that the company wants to master?"

Qiao Li heard the irony from his laughter, she sighed, and said: "During the contract period, if you want to sell your works to singers from other companies, you need the company's approval, and the singers in the company , Who do you want to sell to, this can be based on your wishes, and the price, according to the sharing price you gave to Tan Guangyue and Ning Lan."

After finishing speaking, before Li Kai could express his opinion, he changed the topic again: "I have already rejected it for you."

Li Kai would definitely not accept such a condition, even if it involved Qiao Li's promotion, but Qiao Li offered to help him refuse, which still surprised him, and blurted out, "Why?"

Qiao Li turned her head to look, there was a trace of teasing in her eyes, and the corner of her mouth was slightly raised: "Why, will you agree? Even if you agree, I can't accept your love, it's too heavy, I can't afford it."

(End of this chapter)