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

Chapter 218 The Moment of Destiny

"I am on every street, looking back, the distant figures are like you."

Feng Mo came back from the capital. At noon on Saturday, Li Kai received a call from Xu Qianqiu. At three o'clock in the afternoon, he came to Ye Yimeng bar. As soon as he entered the lobby, the singing that filled his face was full of affection and brought a bit of desolation and Xiao Suo.

Singing on the stage is a young man, 24 or [-] years old, with jeans on his lower body and a T-shirt on his upper body. His big bald head is particularly eye-catching, accompanied by three musicians!
Li Kai stood still and listened for a while, then scanned the seven or eight people who were sitting or standing under the stage, then turned his gaze to booth No. 3, saw two familiar figures, smiled slightly, and walked over.

I haven't seen him for more than a month. Feng Mo seems to have lost some weight, but he is full of energy. When he saw Li Kai, he immediately got up, turned to the stage with Li Kai's shoulders, and said: "Listen to it carefully, comment on this, this song How about it?"

Xu Qianqiu shook his head helplessly: "Is there any difference between standing and listening?"

Feng Mo was stunned, smiled dryly, pushed Li Kai to sit on the sofa, Xu Qianqiu poured half a glass of red wine and handed it over: "This band is called at one o'clock in the morning, and the film will be released in early May. This song "Street Corner" is the album The flagship, Lao Mo's work."

Feng Mo said, "I've listened to your opinion. Originally, this song was heavy rock. When I arranged the music, I changed it. Now it should be regarded as light rock."

Li Kai nodded silently, and after the singing was over, he said: "It hits people's hearts directly, without being too straightforward and venting. I personally feel good."

Feng Mo smacked his lips: "Then you estimate the sales."

Li Kai smiled bitterly: "You will make things difficult for me."

Sales is the most difficult thing to estimate. There are many factors. Apart from the quality of the songs, different singers can vary widely. In addition, there are publicity resources, media opinions, and market environment, etc.
Xu Qianqiu said leisurely: "Old Mo, if you care a little bit, it will cause chaos."

Feng Mo was choked, his face was a little embarrassed, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

Xu Qianqiu changed the subject: "Li Kai, did you care about this week's entertainment report?"

Li Jing hummed: "I read the entertainment newspaper every day. In April, several bands released films, all of which are rock style, and there are many singers. The album's main focus is also non-lyrical slow songs. After winning two seats, the public opinion of the media is inclined, and the unification of lyrical and slow songs will be broken, at least partially."

As he said that, he looked at Feng Mo: "This week, the Queen of Heaven, the Little Heavenly King released a video, and this band is so cool that they suddenly brought up the release date and squeezed it into this week. Is this an arm wrestling with the Queen of Heaven, the Little Heavenly King? "

Feng Mo hummed, without hiding anything: "The lead singer of the band insisted, and I agreed, and finally convinced the company boss."

Li Kai said deeply: "It seems that the lead singer of the band and you have a lot of ambitions."

Feng Mo didn't answer, and the silence represented acquiescence.

Xu Qianqiu sighed inexplicably, and said: "Nowadays the circle is in full swing, giving people the feeling that the music scene is about to enter a new era, but in my opinion, it is still a bit too hot."

Li Kai and Feng Mo looked at him, Xu Qianqiu thought about it, and said: "The chaotic period of the music scene in the early 90s, to put it bluntly, was a pure competition of music styles. After three years, there was finally a clear winner. Wouldn't it be a step backwards to do it all over again?"

Speaking of this, Xu Qianqiu was a little entangled: "How should I put it, the rule of lyrical slow songs will definitely be broken, but how much will it break, and what will the music world look like? It's hard to say, but I always feel that it will no longer be a pure song. The battle of the wind!"

Li opened his eyes for a moment, and agreed with Xu Qianqiu's point of view very much. After the experience of the previous life on Earth, after the unification of the four heavenly kings was broken, the music world entered an era where multiple genres coexisted and singers competed for the top.

It goes without saying that multiple styles of music coexist, and the so-called singer competition is what he said to Su Ting, personality and characteristics, and there are also singing styles, such as girl groups, boy groups, and bands no longer stick to male lead singers, etc. Wait.
To put it bluntly, it is diversity!
Around this topic, the three chatted for a while, and then, Li Kai told the story of being detained by the company.

After hearing this, Xu Qianqiu frowned, Feng Mo's face showed anger, and they looked at each other, Xu Qianqiu said: "According to what you said, it has been more than ten days since the normal payday?"

Li Jing hummed: "You two have rich experience, give me advice."

Feng Mo snorted and said: "It's easy, anyway, you have been hidden by the company, there is no need to worry about the consequences of tearing your face, just go to court directly, you will win this kind of lawsuit."

But Xu Qianqiu waved his hand: "It hasn't reached that point, it's enough for Xiaolan to come forward for this matter. I heard from Xiaolan that her current quotation for commercial performances has reached more than 20 yuan, and there are several brand endorsements. It’s more than 200 million a year, but the company will still give her face if it’s just a share of more than one million.”

Li Kai smiled wryly, and said bluntly, "I just don't want Sister Ning to be such a villain."

Xu Qianqiu was silent for a while, sighed in his heart, and said: "Then wait a little longer, wait until the payday in May, and wait for a full month. If the company continues to withhold your share, find a lawyer to send a lawyer's letter to the company. "

After all, he emphasized again: "Remember, this kind of thing is not a last resort, so don't make it public. It will hurt the enemy's one thousand and self-damage eight hundred, the company's reputation will be bad, and it is not good for your reputation. In addition , if you really want to file a lawsuit, it is also a troublesome thing, and it may even be delayed for half a year or a year."

Li Kai digested for a while, nodded and said: "I have counted, so let's wait a little longer."

Two days later, Monday.

Last week's sales table, the top three remained unchanged.

First, He Jingyun, 177893.
Second, Ning Lan, 149265.

Third, Murphy, 123714.

The fourth is Su Yaqing, who released the film last week. The new album was released for five days and sold 117263 copies.

Fifth, the red whirlwind, 102734.

Li Kai and Liu Mingliang fell to the sixth and seventh places.

Little Heavenly King, who was released last week, ranked ninth. The album was released for four days and sold 63293 copies.

The singers ranked eleventh to twenty below all have sales between 4 and 6.

In the first week of April, the sales table showed the most extreme polarization. After three weeks of adjustments, it finally returned to normal.

Time Records, at the regular department meeting.

Joely is on fire!
In March, the company had six singers release videos, except for Ning Lan, the other five all hit the street, and they played ugly.

Entering April, it is already the fourth week, and the company has released four more singers, and the results are all unsatisfactory!

Aso's Cantonese album has been on the market for 18 days, and the cumulative sales volume is only more than 7 copies, which is lower than that of the first single year-on-year.

Another newcomer, the album has been on the market for two weeks, and the cumulative sales volume is less than 5.

There is also a third-tier and a second-tier album, and the albums were released in 10 days and 8 days respectively. The sales volume of the former is only more than 3 copies, and the sales volume of the latter is barely over 3.

"There have been nine albums in a row, and the sales volume is less than [-]% of the estimate. Tell me, what's going on?" Qiao Li glanced at the four deputy directors, and the faces of the four were a little serious.

Deputy Director Luo bit the bullet and said: "Last month, the competition was too fierce. Except for a few singers, sales were generally low. But this month, for Cantonese songs, He Jingyun's album is still dominant, and for Mandarin songs, those The non-lyrical slow songs are the main albums, and the results are generally higher than expected, plus Tianhou and Little Heavenly King will be released at the same time."

Qiao Li interrupted with a cold face: "That's not a reason. If the competition is fierce every month, and every month there are top-notch stars and super-first-line releases, other singers don't need to release releases?"

After all, he glanced at the four of them: "If you feel that the way of the song is not right, then make a change. There is only one week left in April, and in the next May, the company has eight singers scheduled to release films. If the trend continues , will be held accountable.”

The hearts of the four couldn't help tightening.

The music industry is different from other industries. The directors of the music department are transferred frequently. Take Time Records as an example. Two years ago, the director switched jobs, and then a deputy director left. , was transferred to the marketing department.

In just two years, the three directors of the music department were replaced!
Time Records is still very stable in the industry. It is not uncommon for some record companies to change two directors and N deputy directors within a year.

Everything is determined by the performance of the singers under him!
"Mr. Gao, among the eight singers, three are your subordinates, Chen Guang, Lin Yue, and Zhang Wenxin. If the sales of the records of the three are lower than expected, then you should explain to Mr. Ren yourself!" Qiao Li nodded. .

Gao Dongliang's face was a little stiff. Qiao Li took the position of director. Up to now, the new official has not burned any flames. Right now, he is called out in public, which makes him feel pressured!

At the beginning, he and Qiao Li failed to compete for the position of director. In addition, Qiao Li took the initiative to toast Li Jian during the department dinner. With this backer, I don't worry about Qiao Li's embarrassment on weekdays.

But if the singer under him has poor grades one after another, and Qiao Li insists on replacing him, even Mr. Ren can't keep him.

"Mr. Qiao, I still have great confidence in Chen Guang, Lin Yue, and Zhang Wenxin."

Qiao Li glanced at him and nodded slightly.

At the same time, after the high-level meeting of Shuteng Records, Wu Han called Cao Meng, two vice presidents, the marketing director, and the financial director to the office.

"Time Records, there are a total of seven singers who will release the film in May. The approximate time has already been reached. Let's talk about how to do it."

Wu Han shook the stack of copies in his hand and asked his assistant to distribute them to several people.

After Cao Meng looked at it, he said slowly: "Chen Guang and a second-tier, Zhang Wenxin, Zhao Rui, these two newcomers' first singles broke 25 copies in March, the focus is on these four people."

Several others nodded.

Wu Han raised his eyes and said, "Man-to-man marking is a must. The key is one-on-one, two-on-one, or even three-on-one."

Cao Meng's eyes flashed brightly: "Chen Guang, we must watch to death, let Fan Zhilong release the film in advance, and then go to the second line, one is a newcomer, the three are at the same time as him, the promotion fee is increased, and the other three are two-to-one. "

A vice president was slightly startled: "In the original plan, there were only five singers in our release in May."

"Except for Wu Qiyuan, Cangping's frontlines are all brought up and added."

After hearing Cao Meng's words, several people were shocked, and the chief financial officer immediately said: "Cang Ping released a few films, and the promotion fee is more than 50 yuan, and now there are more than 200 million yuan left in the account."

Wu Han understood the meaning and fell into deep thought. At this time, Cao Meng's voice came again: "If you can't hold down the singers under Time Records in May, it's tantamount to breaking your promise to Li Kai, and there is no way to talk about cooperation.

Wu Han was awakened, his eyes were quick and firm, he patted the table, and said in a low voice: "That's right, since it's sincerity, then you have to give ten points, only seven or eight points, it's better not to take it."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the chief financial officer, and said decisively, "If there is a shortfall, then use the spare funds."

This week, there are more singers releasing videos than last week, and more and more albums, which focus on genres other than lyrical slow songs.

On Tuesday, four people, one of them is second-tier, the album one and two are the main titles, which are folk songs and inspirational songs.

On Wednesday, five people, including two rock bands.

On Thursday, four of them, one of them is a first-line singer, the album is mainly Chinese style.

On Friday, the three of them, two of them newcomers, have singles, Fast Song and Dance.

The music circle is getting more and more lively, and the preparations for the studio are coming to an end. Three girls and two boys are the first to receive special training for January, and Friday is the last day.

After the end, on Saturday afternoon, Su Ting invited five people to the company.

"Next is the moment to decide your fate. You go into the recording studio, sing one of your best songs, and then the three teachers will make an evaluation, whether it meets the signing standard."

Su Ting led the five people to the recording area on the second floor, pointed to the two closed doors, and said.

(End of this chapter)