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

Chapter 184 Two Points
time record.

General Manager's Office.

Mr. Ren pressed his temples with both hands, and held a cigarette between his left fingers. He looked at the sales list on the table with lowered eyebrows, dazed.

Ranked first, Li Kai's album "New Era", sales volume, 249832.

There is also a handwritten number on the side, 1259723, which represents the total sales in four and a half weeks.

Second and third, one queen and one king were under pressure.

It wasn't until the cigarette burned into a long piece of white ash that burned his fingers that Mr. Ren suddenly woke up with a gasp from the corner of his mouth.

Throwing the last bit of cigarette butt into the ashtray, Mr. Ren glanced at the sales list again, shook his head and sighed unconsciously, a trace of remorse flashed in his eyes, but it was fleeting, and then his eyes froze and became firm again!

Suteng Records.

After the high-level regular meeting, general manager Wu Han called Cao Meng to the office.

"Ban Li Kai's works, are you sure Time Records isn't playing tricks?" Wu Han raised his left hand, holding last week's sales chart, with an indescribably weird expression, half crying, half laughing, entangled, or puzzled.

Cao Meng understood the meaning, a quasi-quadruple-platinum album by default, still beat Liu Mingliang in the same period, Li Kai's kingly appearance has been revealed.

As for Li Kai's stepping into the top line, the one who benefited the most is not even Li Kai himself, but Time Records.

Because no matter how much money Li Kai earns, the company will at least split it [-]-[-] with him, and the album share will take up an absolute majority.

At this time, instead of helping Li Kai, he added resistance, did Time Records lose its mind?
"The banning of Li Kai's works directly involves the interests of Time Records. Time Records is the first level, the five giants are the second level, and the first-line records are the third level. Since the word has been sent, it means that the first two levels have passed. At the beginning Ren Quanfa doesn't have the guts to admit it, but now he backtracks on it."

After listening to Cao Meng's words, Wu Han's raised hand slowly dropped, and the sales chart also floated to the desk. After a moment of silence, he nodded.

It's okay to refuse at the beginning. The peers are always rivals, and the five giants are also close to each other, but the nature of playing people has changed. In order to maintain the dignity of the superiors, the five giants will join forces to suppress them. Lost eight hundred!

Wu Han stroked his chin, thoughtfully: "Can the matter of banning be accomplished?"

Cao Meng nodded first, then shook his head: "A year and a half at most."

Wu Han raised his eyes: "Because of the creative ceiling?"

Cao Meng hummed.

Wu Han was silent again, and after a while, let out a breath: "What do you mean, how do you answer the messenger?"

Cao Meng said slowly: "Ignore it for now!"

Daishi Records.

The same is the general manager's office.

Holding the sales list, Dai Fusheng looked a bit tangled, thought for a while, leaned back, and sneered: "Has Ren Quanfa been kicked by a donkey in the head?"

Immediately put away his smile, looked at Mo Zizhou in front of the desk, and said directly: "Is it possible to block Li Kai's works?"

Mo Zizhou pondered for a while, and gave the same opinion as Feng Mo: "It's just for a while."

Dai Fusheng picked up the sales volume and expressed his appreciation: "Tell me your opinion, how do you reply to the messenger?"

"Ignore it for now." Mo Zizhou gave the same opinion as Cao Meng.

Dai Fusheng pondered for a while, nodded and hummed, and then warned: "Remember, you must not let Qiaoling know about this, otherwise, you can't do anything on impulse, and you won't be able to help that kid, but you will also kill yourself." Take it in."

Mo Zizhou smiled wryly, and sighed, "I understand."

Snow Records.

In a lounge.

"Originally, the six first-tier record companies agreed to reply before noon, but now only two of them have given the correct answer, and the other four have various reasons, and their attitudes are ambiguous."

A young man in his 30s had a sullen look on his face, and his tone was very unhappy.

"Quite [-] gold, suppressing Liu Mingliang in the same period, and suppressing Murphy in the first week of the last week of a single month. It is indeed brilliant. Those first-tier record companies are floating in their hearts."

A man who was nearly fifty years old in front of him had a calm face: "However, they will soon understand how to choose."

As he spoke, he looked at another middle-aged man: "Is there an order for Huilijing?"

The middle-aged man nodded: "Confirmed, Wang Yanfen's release date is next Monday."

Huili Jing Records, the largest record company on Hong Kong Island, is the only one whose headquarters is not in the capital among the five giants.

When it was the most glorious time in the 80s, it had two kings and one queen under its banner, and it was said in the circle that it monopolized half of the Chinese music scene.

After entering the 90s, it has gradually gone downhill. Although it still has one-day kings and two first-tier top players, its overall strength is weaker than that of the same veteran Nisuo, and the rising snow, Hua Ge. , only slightly stronger than Becca.

Wang Yanfen joined Huili Jing Records from the very beginning of her debut, and was highly praised by the company. In three years, she went from a newcomer to the upper middle and upper reaches of the first line. She is also the No.1 Cantonese female singer in the Chinese music scene!
Huili Jing Records has invested a lot of resources in her, and at the same time, it has also poured great expectations into it, and intends to push her to the top.

In the previous two years, Wang Yanfen's photos were released in early April, but this year, due to some reasons, it was brought forward. It was originally scheduled for the end of March, but now it is directly in the middle of March.

"Murphy, Zhao Yongkang, Wang Yanfen, Liu Huiying, Shu Zhen, five-pronged approach, Ning Lan's infatuated desire to return to the top, is just Huang Liang's dream, Li Kai's first classic, but the tiger is not on the mountain, the monkey said Your Majesty, it is time for the circle to take a good look at what is called absolute suppression. Last December was called Li Kaiyue. Compared with this year's March, it is nothing but a big witch."

The man who was nearly fifty years old had a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "Everything is ready, it's time for us to appear on the stage."

The middle-aged man hummed, calmly.

The departmental meeting is over.

Li Kai and Tan Guangyue went to the cafeteria. Just after eating, Qiao Li's secretary ran over and called Li Kai to private room No. 7.

Qiao Li was alone in the private room, and the secretary didn't linger, she brought Li Kai in and went out.

Li Kai sat down opposite Qiao Li: "Mr. Qiao, what do you need from me?"

Qiao Li pointed at the food in front of him with chopsticks: "Eat, talk while eating."

Li Kai hummed, and started to move unceremoniously.

Instead, Qiao Li put down her chopsticks and pondered: "The monthly sales volume is out, and your album is over. What are your thoughts next?"

Li opened his eyelids and raised his eyes: "I didn't say that, I'm going to take on a lot of commercial performances to make more money."

The corner of Qiao Li's mouth twitched: "What about the next album?"

Li was stunned for a moment, and then smiled and said: "My work is facing ban. Others don't know about it, don't you? The quality of the first album is there, and the quality of the next album can't be said to be the same, at least it can't be worse. Too many, Mr. Qiao, from what you mean, have you contacted a famous celebrity in the circle, willing to write a few masterpieces for me to serve as the title of the album?"

At the end, there was a mocking smile on his face.

Qiao Li saw it in her eyes, let out a sigh of relief, and said with a condensed expression: "Last Monday and this morning, during the regular meeting of the company's senior management, I have twice suggested that your next album should be approved as soon as possible. Many people in the senior management It is recognized, but some people have doubts, whether it can be facilitated now, the key point is your own attitude."

After finishing speaking, he quickly said: "You write an application here, strongly requesting that the next album project be approved as soon as possible. I will talk to a few high-level executives here to win their support, and then submit it at the meeting on Thursday and try to get it approved. .”

Qiao Li knew that Li Kui had resentment towards the company in her heart, but right now, when it's not time to act emotionally, resolving the blockade is the top priority.

She emphasized again: "Li Kai, this is the only opportunity I can think of. Through the approval of your album project, the company will not abandon your work, and the ban will be invisible."

"As for the show business, in the next three months, I have already picked up 8 shows for you. The lowest price is 15 yuan, and the highest price is 18 yuan. There are also three endorsements. Among them, the endorsement fee for Senni sportswear has been given for one year. 100 million, you can make an album at the same time, you don’t need to rush, as long as you can release the film in the summer.”

Seeing Qiao Li's sincere and anxious expression, Li Kai swallowed the food in his mouth, put down his chopsticks, and said slowly: "Mr. Qiao, I understand your intentions, as long as there are no major accidents, my first One album will definitely win triple platinum, and another one will be released. As long as I win double platinum, according to the standards of singers in the circle, I will be able to step into the top line. You want to use this as a condition to negotiate with the company, Is it right?"

Qiao Li didn't expect Li Kan to see it so clearly, so she couldn't help but startled, and didn't hide anymore: "Yes, I originally wanted to go directly to the former president, but to be honest, I didn't have much confidence, so I could only try my best to fight for it. But now, the situation is a bit different, the sales of your album in the first month have reached the default quasi [-] gold, and if you spread it out at the high-level meeting, the chances are even greater.”

Li Kai digested it for a while, nodded in acquiescence, and then raised two fingers: "Two points, the first songwriter's autonomy, this is my bottom line, and I will not bring it to the negotiating table."

"Second, I don't want to talk about the contract renewal issue for the time being. This is what is said on the table. I have already told you the truth. I will not renew the contract."

Li Kai looked calm and his tone was indifferent, but there was no doubt about it.

His contract period with the company is two years, and there is still one and a half years left, and he doesn't want to have too much trouble with the company!

But the premise is that it does not violate the bottom line principle, needless to say the autonomy of songwriters, this is what he has always insisted on.

In addition, after having the meal alone with Mr. Ren, he made up his mind to leave when the contract expired.

A trace of helplessness overflowed from the corner of Qiao Li's mouth, she looked at Li Kai silently, and after a while, she nodded slightly: "I see."

He sighed inexplicably again, and suddenly smiled: "Actually, think about it, it's not bad to be your agent. If you enter the top line before the age of 20, you can be popular for ten years no matter what, at least eight figures a year. The income of a person can be in the millions. Of the more than [-] first-tier record companies in China, less than one-third of them have been established for more than ten years. In the past ten years, the first-tier record companies have either closed down or been acquired. , but not even fifty.”

Li opened his eyes and flashed slightly: "Mr. Qiao, what do you mean?"

There is no suitable candidate for the manager. If Qiao Li is really interested, Li Kai doesn't mind giving a few more points.

Qiao Li looked up at him, and shook her head lightly: "I'm just expressing emotion, I can't make up my mind yet, I've already screened your agent candidates for you, there are five left, and I'll finish eating later You can choose your meal."

When Qiao Li said that, Li Kai didn't insist, and nodded, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)