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

Chapter 209
In the domestic music scene, in the 80s, Cantonese songs had three kings and three queens, but Mandarin songs only had three kings and one queen.

In the 90s, there were four kings and three queens of Mandarin songs, but only two kings of Cantonese songs. Among them, Zhao Chuanxiong has not released a Cantonese album since 95.

Today, only Li Jie is the king of Cantonese singing, and the sales of the last two albums are between 150 million and double platinum. .

Contrary to the fact that the economic base determines the superstructure, the music circle is where the superstructure determines the underlying foundation.

In the super-first-tier category, Mandarin songs have obvious advantages, and the lower first-tier, second-tier, the balance will only become more tilted.

Among the dozen or so top performers, there is only one singer who speaks pure Cantonese, another who speaks both Mandarin and Cantonese, and the rest are all Mandarin singers.

Among the first-tier and second-tier singers, Mandarin singers accounted for [-]%, Mandarin and Cantonese singers accounted for [-]%, and Cantonese singers only accounted for [-]%.

The decline of Cantonese songs can be seen from this!
In order to reverse the decline and regain the glory of the past, the first thing is to give birth to a strong king or queen, who will compete with Mandarin singers at the super-first-line level and play a leading role.

The sudden emergence of He Jingyun is like looking forward to rain after a severe drought for Cantonese singers in the industry and its record companies mainly featuring Cantonese singers.

Fans, especially fans in Guangzhou, Hong Kong Island, and Taiwan, have a long-awaited nostalgia for Cantonese songs because of the equal emphasis on Mandarin and Cantonese.

Therefore, He Jingyun suddenly announced that the album "Thousand Thousand Que Songs" is the finale of Cantonese songs. One can imagine the shock inside and outside the circle.

Wager Records went down to the office area of ​​ordinary employees and up to the office of the general manager, and the phones were all off the hook.

Then, Fang Qiong's copy machine was blown up, and it took an hour just to call back one by one.

After the last phone call with Director Qi, Fang Qiong let out a long sigh of relief. She only felt that her head was as big as a watermelon. She raised her eyes to see He Jingyun who was sitting on the bed with her knees hugged and watching TV calmly, and then looked at her head down playing with the computer. Hu Jia, who was fascinated by the game, was extremely speechless.

"Assistant to the general manager, two vice presidents, director of the marketing department, and President Qi." Fang Qiong read a series of heads up, and then said: "They all have the same meaning and want you."

He Jingyun cut her off: "At the beginning, I signed a contract with Dream Cube Records because I was the champion of the Youth Song Competition. In the semi-finals of the Youth Song Competition, I sang Mandarin songs. I made my debut with Mandarin songs."

Fang Qiong smiled wryly: "That's right, but your first single was a hit, but it was a Cantonese song. The transfer to Huage Records will position you as a Cantonese singer even if you are not a Cantonese singer."

He Jingyun's tone was indifferent: "Sister Fang, since the public announcement has been made, I can't take it back. It's not good for my reputation. When the promotion period is over, please accept more commercial performances for me. As for the price, don't let it be too low."

Hu Jia, who was playing the game vigorously, raised his head and said, "Jingyun, didn't you discuss with your supervisor to postpone your thesis defense until April?"

He Jingyun said: "I will call my supervisor later, and it will be delayed for another two months, four to five months, and I will run more business performances."

Hu Jia was a little suspicious, hesitated to speak, and finally shook his head: "Whatever you want, you can run more business performances, and I will follow suit to make more money, and try to buy a house in the capital by the end of the year."

Fang Qiong glanced at her with a strange look.

A security assistant who basically doesn't do other jobs, has been in the industry for a year, and is going to buy a house in the capital.

Recalling that back then, she started as an assistant in the circle, and served three singers successively. It was more than four years but less than five years. Excluding daily expenses, she saved a total of less than [-] yuan.

This person is afraid of comparing, comparing, full of tears!
But thinking about it again, Hujia has five points, but she has fifteen points. Hujia can buy one house, and she can buy three, and her mentality is balanced again.

Looking at He Jingyun again, Fang Qiong sighed in her heart. He Jingyun's attitude was clear, and she was obviously determined. This album might really become her swan song in Cantonese!
Wednesday.

With the public announcement of He Jingyun's final work, the sales volume of the album "Thousand Thousand Que Songs" in various parts of the country has increased significantly, especially in Guangzhou City, Hong Kong Island, and Baodao. It was sold out in one morning. .

Many fans bought more than one record, including tapes, CDs, and vinyl for a set.

The general manager of Huage Records, Song Yixiong, was very annoyed at He Jingyun's arbitrariness at first, but after receiving calls from two dealers one after another, he learned that the three places in Guangzhou and Shi were all out of stock. After a while, the anger in his heart gradually extinguished go.

Since He Jingyun's album sold more than 30 copies last week, the supply to the three places in Guangzhou and the city increased by about 12% this week, a total of [-] copies. It was only Wednesday, and they were all sold out.

Not only that, it is said that there are tens of thousands of reservations in the future, and the number is still increasing.

It's not that he doesn't understand the truth. The sales of the last album of singers in the circle before they announced their retirement will generally be higher than the previous one. If it's a farewell concert, the attendance rate that was originally expected to be [-]% will often be sold out.

But even so, being able to digest all the estimated sales for the week on Wednesday is still too amazing.

According to this trend, the sales volume of He Jingyun's album this week is likely to exceed that of last week, if it can reach platinum in a single month and achieve triple platinum by default.

He Jingyun stepped into the super line with half a foot.
After pondering for a while, Song Yixiong called the marketing director and asked the latter to transfer the goods that should have been supplied to the second and third tier cities first to the three places in Guangzhou and the city. He must ensure that normal sales will resume before [-] pm, and urge the factory to rush to work day and night. The order volume increased by [-]% on the original basis.

After hanging up, I recalled the phone calls from the bosses of several record companies in Hong Kong Island and Baodao yesterday.
Thursday.

Mr. Ren didn't enter the company until after lunch. He walked into the office with his front foot, and Gao Dongliang followed him in.

Seeing Gao Dongliang's stiff face, Mr. Ren frowned: "What happened?"

Gao Dongliang handed over a few newspapers and said at the same time: "On Tuesday afternoon, He Jingyun announced that this is her last Cantonese album. On Wednesday morning, the national sales increased significantly. Guangzhou, Baodao, and Hong Kong Island were all sold out in one morning. .”

"At noon, many media outlets in Hong Kong Island and Baodao unanimously raised a topic, who can we count on for the future of Cantonese songs? The answer is Wang Yanfen. Obviously, this is Huilijing Records' public relations campaign, and they want to take advantage of He Jingyun's In response to the popularity, Wang Yanfen also came forward to accept media interviews, expressing that she will continue to sing Cantonese songs and calling on fans to support her."

"At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, several gossip tabloids suddenly reported that He Jingyun's announcement of her last Cantonese album was forced by Wang Yanfen's company, Huili Jing Records."

"Afterwards, Huili Jing Records executives came forward to clarify."

"Yesterday, the wind direction of the media changed again and again."

Speaking of this, he swallowed his throat, pointed to the newspaper in Mr. Ren's hand, and his voice became a little tense: "These entertainment newspapers were published this morning, and I don't know who is behind them. The wind direction has changed again. It is said that He Jingyun's public announcement of the final work is because the songwriter Li Kai, who is the main songwriter of the album, was blocked by Time Records first, and then hidden in the snow."

While Gao Dongliang was speaking, Mr. Ren glanced and saw the article in the newspaper, his face quickly darkened, he punched the table abruptly, and cursed in a low voice, "You bastard!"

I don't know who this scolding is referring to, but Gao Dongliang was so frightened that his heart skipped a beat.

"This is clearly a battle between Huage and Huilijing, but they blamed me on Time Records. It's unreasonable. It's just too deceitful."

Mr. Ren threw the newspaper on the table, poked it with his finger, and gritted his teeth.

Gao Dongliang sweated and said, "Mr. Ren, we can't admit this matter, we must clarify it."

Mr. Ren looked straight at him, and said, "Clarification, who will come forward to clarify, you? Or me? It is stated in the report that Li Kai's work was blocked by the company first, and then completely hidden. Unless he himself comes forward, otherwise time Anyone on the record will get darker and darker."

Gao Dongliang choked for a moment, speechless.

Li Kai has been hidden by the company, so he must be very resentful, how could he come forward to clean up the company!
"Notify the marketing department, do not accept any media interviews, and keep silent. This week is the third week of the release of He Jingyun's album, and the promotion period is over this Monday. Once the popularity subsides, the market will easily digest it."

Mr. Ren suppressed the fire, thought for a while, made a decision, and waved his hand one last time.

Gao Dongliang acted like he was being pardoned, so he immediately turned around and left.

Mr. Ren leaned back slowly, put all his weight on the back of the chair, picked up the newspaper again and glanced at it, the flames in his eyes gradually disappeared, and a look of helplessness melted on his face.

Once the enthusiasm subsides, the market will easily digest it, which is nothing but self-comfort.

Many of He Jingyun's fans will be disgusted with Time Records because of this. In the future, when the singers under the company release albums, other record companies only need to bring up the old story and the media will play it up. It is polite to lose [-] to [-] in sales. will gradually fade away.

Mr. Ren shook his head and sighed. At this moment, he had tasted what it was like to seek skin from a tiger.

Ni Houdao asked for leave for ten days, and then helped Jiang Shanlan deal with the transfer, which was delayed for more than a week. This afternoon, he finally came to the company and went straight to Li Kai's lounge.

Li Kai and Su Ting were about to go to the gym. When they saw Ni Houdao knocking on the door and coming in, Li Kai pointed at him and said with a smile, "It's been half a month since you disappeared. I still thought you were the same as Xiao Ping. It's over."

Ni Houdao's face turned black: "What are you talking about, am I that kind of person?"

Li Kai was just making a joke, but when the joke came out, he felt a little regretful, quickly put away his smile, and raised his hand: "I apologize."

Of course Ni Houdao didn't care about it, shook his head, and sighed: "I never thought that so many things would happen during my absence."

When Li Kai heard that he was hidden by the snow, Ni Houdao already knew about it, so he was not in a hurry to go to the gym.

The three of them sat down in the sofa area, and Li Kai gave a rough overview of the situation, including his idea of ​​opening a studio. He hadn't disclosed it to Su Ting before, but was waiting for Ni Houdao to join him.

Su Ting is his assistant, and Ni Houdao is his exclusive producer. After contacting them for half a year, Li Kai still trusts them.

Although Su Ting's expression that day made Li Kai understand that Su Ting has a man he likes, or is being chased by a certain man, and he will not entrust key tasks, but entrusting ordinary tasks is still okay.

As for Ni Houdao, Li Kai wants to rely on one or two.

Su Ting and Ni Houdao looked at each other, and they both saw a look of surprise in each other's eyes.

Afterwards, Ni Houdao frowned slightly and said, "You have nearly one and a half years left in the contract with the company. During this period, you are not allowed to open a music-related company. Once the company finds out, a lawsuit will inevitably happen."

Li opened his hands and waved: "That's not a problem. I have a brother who participates in the investment. Let him become a legal person."

Ni Houdao nodded: "That's fine, but in terms of funds."

Li Kai said: "There is still a shortfall in funds, but it's not a big problem."

Ni Houdao thought for a while, then looked at Li and said, "Have you borrowed the place?"

Seeing Li shaking his head, he immediately said: "If the funds are tight, I have a suggestion. You might as well consider buying an existing studio, or even consider a third-tier record company."

Li opened his eyes brightly: "Do you have a channel?"

Ni Houdao smiled bitterly: "How is it possible, but I think it should be possible to find it. The music industry has experienced ups and downs. In addition to the relatively stable giants in recent years, even if it is a first-tier record company, there are more than a dozen or twenty record companies that have closed down, transferred, and downgraded, not to mention downstream music companies. third-tier record companies, and even studios."

"To put it bluntly, except for Guo Yifu's studio, which is well-known in the industry, other studios are living a tight life. Even if they make money, they don't make much."

"Why do you see that?" Li Kai was a little surprised. From his previous life experience, many studios in the music circle have had a good time. Although the scale is not large, the cost is also small. To train one or two singers does not need to be particularly popular. , there will be a profit.

Ni Houdao spread his hands together: "It's not obvious. Over the past few years, the total number of singers who have released films every year has been increasing, but they have surpassed the first-tier. How many of them are new generations? The ratio does not exceed 90% , the replacement of the old and the new is incomparable with the chaotic period of the music scene in the early [-]s"

As he said that, he glanced at Li Kai: "You think everyone is like you, debut is the pinnacle, your first single breaks records in a row, and you help people write songs and become popular."

"Think about it, at the awards ceremony of the two charts, the shortlisted list of new male and female singers, the weakest among the male singers, the sales of their first album only exceeded 70 copies, and the weakest among the female singers, the sales of their first album reached 70 copies. Not even ten thousand, these shortlisted newcomers, except for Xu Qiaoling and you, are all under the banner of the five giants."

"Let me just say that those whose first albums break gold are almost all newcomers from giants and first-line record companies, and they are basically all highly praised."

"There is a very important reason for this, that is, lyrical slow songs are dominant, and the songwriters have a clear hierarchy. There is an essential gap in the songs written, and it is difficult to surpass."

Hearing this, Li Kai understood a little bit, and his heart became a little eager. If he could buy a ready-made studio, the preparation period would be shortened a lot, and it would save a lot of trouble.

Ni Houdao pondered and said: "If you have made up your mind, I can help you ask every family. I dare say that there will definitely be people who are willing to transfer."

Li Kai was not polite, and nodded with a smile: "That's hard work for Brother Ni."

Ni Houdao rolled his eyes, pretending to be polite!

"There is another question, that is, Shangjia, there is something, I don't know if you will consider it"

Ni Houdao hesitated for a moment, then continued: "The first thing I knew about you being hidden was someone who had a relationship with you. Cao Meng from Shuteng Records said that Shuteng Records intends to cooperate with you. It’s limited to the regular record company and songwriter contract, you can put forward any conditions, as long as it’s not too difficult, you can consider it.”

"Besides, he wants to ask you out for dinner. He and Qi Ran slandered you back then, and the four of them wanted to apologize to you in person. Naturally, I couldn't agree for you, but I just agreed to convey it for him."

Li opened his eyes and laughed, it was true that when he fell asleep, someone gave him a pillow.

Cao Meng and the others smeared him at the beginning. After being slapped by him, they jumped out and yelled a few times, and then basically fell silent. It was not an insoluble grievance. To put it bluntly, it was a matter of position!

Tat for tat, pay back, and pass.

If Li Kai wanted to hold grudges, then it is estimated that there would be eighty if not one hundred enemies in the music industry!
Of course, this kind of obviously purposeful apology is still exempt, but cooperation? The other party said something about this, and I happen to need it, so I can consider it.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Forget about eating, I don't want to show up, you represent me, not now, let's hang out for a while, see the sincerity of the other party, and wait until the studio is in a hurry, and then talk formally, This is a commercial negotiation, profit is paramount, and if we can reach an agreement, the singers in the studio will release the film through Shuteng Records."

Ni Houdao thought about it for a while, and he thought it was okay, so he nodded.

After chatting for a while, at the end, Li Kai proposed to ask Ni Houdao to resign. Ni Houdao was not surprised. He is Li Kai's exclusive producer. He is not happy about being a singer as a producer!

However, there is a difficulty in this, that is, his contract issue. He also signed with the company for two years, and there is more than one year left.

Li Kai didn't take it seriously, and reassured him that the company would definitely release it. The reason why he was so sure was not because of Qiao Li, but Ning Lan. Mr. Ren could not give Qiao Li face, but he would definitely not because of a producer. Give Ning Lan face.

Even if Ning Lan fails to be crowned queen, she will definitely return to the top, the company's first singer, the existence of a cash cow.

Seeing that Li Kai was so confident, Ni Houdao agreed without asking further questions.

After talking, Ni Houdao left. Li Kai stretched his waist and waved to Su Ting: "Go, go to the gym."

Su Ting said oh, and after getting up, she walked to the edge of the desk first, took out her bag from the drawer, fiddled with it for a while, put the bag away, and came to Li Kai, spreading her small hands, in the palm of which was a piece of paper. Bank card.

"Brother Zhang, there are 16 in this card. You need money now. If you treat me as a friend, then don't refuse." Open it and stare at it.

(End of this chapter)