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

Chapter 235 Tears in the eyes, smiles on the corners of the mouth

"Yaxuan."

"You don't want to explain, I don't want to listen. After Ning Lan was officially announced, the media and public opinion kept praising her. Now after I was officially announced, the media and public opinion kept belittling me. What does the company's marketing department do? Wait until you get off the bus After that, you can directly call the marketing department of the company, and I just ask that I don’t want to read these unfavorable articles in tomorrow’s entertainment newspaper!”

After finishing speaking, Deng Yaxuan threw the newspaper into Gong Rihong's arms, got up and left.

Gong Rihong's face turned blue and white alternately, and he was so depressed that he was dying.

After Deng Yaxuan proposed the official announcement at the meeting, she never discussed it with her beforehand. Why should she put the responsibility on her head?

The public opinion in the media turned to Xu Qiaoling, because of the influence of Li Kai's works, dozens of domestic entertainment newspapers, Huanxing Entertainment and several other top-selling companies, their asset scale is not smaller than Time Records.

Do you really think that the public relations of the company's marketing department are omnipotent?

After taking a deep breath and exhaling it three times, Gong Rihong's face finally returned to normal. He raised his eyes to look at Deng Yaxuan who was standing in front of a window at the rear of the carriage, got up and walked over, saying Said: "Yaxuan, it's not worth getting angry about those nonsense reports in the newspaper. I'll call the marketing department as soon as I get off the bus."

As Guo Degang said, as an actor, part of the money he earns is money for being scolded. Similarly, as an agent, part of the remuneration he earns is money for the artist to vent to when he is in a bad mood.

It's late, after six o'clock.

Cao Meng hurriedly came to the hotel where Li Kai had invited him to a banquet last time, reported Ni Houdao's name, and was guided by the waiter to the private room.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I just came back from another place." Li Kai and Ni Houdao had already arrived, and the dishes were ordered, Cao Meng repeatedly apologized.

"Ms. Cao, you're welcome. Teacher Ni and I have just arrived." Li Kai waved his hands indifferently, and then ordered the waiter to serve the dishes.

Cao Meng took a sip of hot tea, panted for breath, and then said with a smile: "Li Kai, I heard that your work has been unblocked, congratulations."

Li Kai hummed: "Xu Qiaoling's previous single and album were all my works. She asked me to make a song request, and I couldn't refuse."

Ni Houdao interjected: "Brother Cao, how do you feel about Xu Qiaoling's new album title?"

Cao Meng smiled wryly, spread his hands and said, "I went to Shan Province the day before yesterday, and it was past ten o'clock when I got back to the hotel last night. I only found out after a phone call with my assistant. I've been on the train all day today. I haven't heard of it yet."

Ni Houdao nodded understandingly, and said with a smile: "Then wait for the next one to listen to. Tonight Xu Qiaoling will be on the Beijing TV station's talk show, singing the first hit live, and you can comment on it."

Cao Meng's eyes lit up, and he looked at Li Kai: "I don't dare to comment, but it can be a feast for the ears. Let's discuss it."

The cold dishes were quickly put on the table, and the three of them finished off a cup first, and then ate and drank freely.

After chatting for a while, Li Kai got to the point. The purpose of meeting Cao Meng tonight is to talk about cooperation with each other!

"Mr. Cao, the sincerity I said last time, I have seen it in May, and I am quite satisfied."

Li Kai said: "I am a person who keeps promises. Next, let's talk about cooperation?"

Cao Meng had been waiting for a long time, when Li Kai mentioned it, he immediately nodded and put down his chopsticks.

"I would like to ask first, how is Shuteng Records generally divided when it cooperates with the studio?"

Ni Houdao had asked Cao Meng about it before, and Cao Meng had already guessed a little bit. Hearing Li Kai's question now, he said: "The studio is responsible for the production of records, subsequent record production, publicity, store sales, etc. Teng Records does it all by itself, and the studios in the circle cooperate with the record company, which is probably the case.”

After a pause, he pondered for a while, and continued: "In terms of share, I, Shuteng Records, give 21% to 26% to the studio. It mainly depends on the quality of the singers in the studio."

Li Kai had already learned about this ratio from Ni Houdao, rubbed his temples, and said, "Can you tell me more about it? 26 percent, the requirement for singers in the studio."

Cao Meng hummed: "With 26 points, the studio must ensure that the ratio of platinum records is no less than 8%, and, within a year, at least [-] records will be released. This is the bottom line."

Seeing that Li Kai didn't say anything, he explained: "In terms of sales channels, 4% should be distributed to the seller, 1% to the factory, which is 5%, and 26% to the studio, leaving 24%. .”

"These 24 points, including the record's promotion fee, will strictly correspond to the singer's level. If there is no one or two platinum albums in a year, the record company will not make much money at all."

Li Kai has done these homework a long time ago. He took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "The higher the record sales, the lower the production cost at the factory. It should be possible to press down to 0.8."

"In addition, as far as the seller is concerned, as far as I know, there will be a rebate when the sales reach a certain number. If it is platinum, there are still two or three points of rebate. I heard that the limit is 5 points rebate."

Cao Meng was stunned for a moment, but he didn't deny it. He nodded and said, "That's right, but this is not counted on the basis of a single record, but the average number of records released by record companies. In the current record market, every month is Dozens of singers release their videos, and no more than [-]% of them can go platinum, and sometimes not even [-]%, and the record companies basically don’t get much rebate.”

Li Kai was noncommittal, and he was too lazy to talk nonsense, so he said: "Mr. Cao, you should also know my situation. I was hidden by the company. Mr. Ni was originally my producer and my assistant, so he was unemployed. , the two of them resigned, and now they are looking for investors to open a music studio."

"I promised Teacher Ni and my assistant that they would help the studio write songs, and there is no upper limit on the number of songs. If the studio cooperates with Shuteng Records, we can negotiate the specific terms as we like. I only want to mention one thing. I hope Shuteng Records will Can give 30 points."

Speaking of this, how could Cao Meng not understand that the big boss of the studio is Li Kai, but because Li Kai has a contract with Time Records, it is impossible to manage it himself, so he handed it over to the producer and assistants.

It's only 30 points, which is indeed a bit high.

Cao Meng pondered for a moment, then tentatively said: "Li Kai, for 30 points, there are only 20 points left for Shuteng Records. Last time you said that it can bring millions of profits to Shuteng Records every month."

Li opened his eyes and looked at him: "A platinum record is divided into 20 points, how much can Shuteng Records earn?"

Cao Meng calculated silently in his mind, and quickly said: "At most 50, I'm talking about pure profit."

Li Kai didn't refute, thought for a while, and said, "I think the million I promised is fine."

Cao Meng was taken aback, one piece of Platinum earns 50 yuan, one million is no problem, that is to say, two Platinum pieces a month?

If someone else said this, Cao Meng would definitely scoff, but what Li Kai said, he didn't care whether he believed it in his heart or not, at least he couldn't refute it with his mouth.

Li Kai released eight or nine albums before, and the lowest one was one and a half platinum. If this output efficiency is maintained, Shu Teng Records can earn 200 million a month, let alone a million.

Ni Houdao suddenly said: "Brother Cao, what do you think of the title song Li Kai wrote for Jiang Shanlan's album?"

Cao Meng was not vague: "Very good."

It was a love song with a strong sense of rhythm. After listening to it, several high-level executives in the company unanimously agreed that it was not inferior to Ning Lan and He Jingyun's second hit, regardless of the style of the song.

Ni Houdao raised his wrist to check the time, and said, "It's past 07:30, and Xu Qiaoling's talk show has started."

As he spoke, he picked up the remote control, turned on the TV in the private room, and tuned to Kyoto TV Station. On the screen, the host was just saying an opening remark, introducing today's show guests.

Finally, amidst the applause of more than 200 audience, Xu Qiaoling stepped onto the stage and sat down opposite the host.

The usual question and answer lasted almost a quarter of an hour.

Afterwards, at the host's suggestion, Xu Qiaoling took the microphone and walked to the center of the stage amidst the warm applause of the audience.

The lights on the stage dimmed first, and then, the stage lights came on bit by bit, and the center of the convergence of more than a dozen beams was Xu Qiaoling.

Tonight, she is wearing a light-colored long dress, short hair, and a layer of light makeup on her face. If you don't look carefully, you may think it is a plain face. There is a smile on the corner of her mouth, and her expression is calm and confident.

After a piece of background music, Xu Qiaoling picked up the microphone unhurriedly, and sang: "Every time, I am strong in wandering and lonely. Every time, even if I am very hurt, I don't shed tears. I know, I have always had two invisible eyes." Wings, take me to fly, fly over despair."

After just listening to a few lines of the lyrics, Cao Meng's eyes were already sharp, and the melody was brisk and jumpy, which gave him a refreshing feeling.

Xu Qiaoling's soft and resilient voice is a perfect match for the artistic conception of the lyrics.

".I finally saw all my dreams blooming, chasing young people, singing so loudly, I finally soared, gazing with my heart without fear, flying as far as there is wind, invisible wings make dreams last longer than the sky, leave a wish Let yourself imagine."

With the deepening of the singing, at the climax part, Xu Qiaoling's voice was strengthened bit by bit, revealing confidence and tenacity, tears welled up in her eyes unconsciously, but there was no sadness, her eyes were shining brightly, and the corner of her mouth was still smiling.

A girl with eyes, smiling through tears!

Tears are the sadness of the past, and smiles are the longing for the future.

Behind the girl, on the LED screen, a pair of dangling wings gradually solidified, finally forming a pair of angel-like snow-white wings.

It gives people a kind of girl who wants to fly away with the wind, just like the song in the lyrics, I finally fly, stare with my heart without fear, fly as far as there is wind.
This scene is so beautiful that it cannot be described, it is extremely moving!
The audience in the audience were all moved. Many girls, like Xu Qiaoling, had tears in their eyes but smiles on their lips.

(End of this chapter)