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

Chapter 581 Trilingual Album
Li Kai stopped and stayed at the door for more than a minute, then started again and came to the vice president's office.

This was Li Kai's first visit to Su Ting's office in the group. In fact, Su Ting seldom came. She usually worked at Huacan Records. She only came here when she was holding a meeting or receiving guests in the name of the group.

The area of ​​the office is more than [-] square meters, and the decoration is exquisite. All office furniture are products of the international brand REWREW.

The overall feeling is high-end, atmospheric, and upscale.

It seems a bit wasteful, but as a group company with a market value of hundreds of millions, it still operates in the entertainment industry, so image and appearance are indispensable.

Li Kai sat down on the leather sofa in the reception area, took the black tea that Su Ting personally brewed for him, and gently blew it: "Have we talked yet?"

Su Ting said yes: "The conversation started at three o'clock in the afternoon. It's been more than two hours. It should be soon."

Li Kai took a sip of his tea and said with a smile: "He came from afar, and you, the person in charge, won't show up?"

Su Ting said: "The other team is only led by the director of the marketing department. Dong Fei is in charge of the two-day weekend reception. When I came this afternoon, I showed up to say hello. Shen Guanchang will appear in the negotiation, and Dong Fei will lead the discussion."

Li Kai nodded silently. Since it is a cooperation or even an acquisition, equality is the most basic principle.

Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and after getting the promise, Shen Guanchang opened the door and walked in. Li Kai turned his head and glanced at him, and said, "How did the talk go?"

Shen Guanchang curled his lips: "A bunch of sticks with noses on their foreheads."

After coming over and sitting down, I talked about the specific situation.

Generally speaking, what Li Kai said at the door of the meeting room before, TY's singer entered Huaguo through Huacan, and Huacan's singer entered the Asian music scene through TY's channel. It is impossible to compare with one. It is a finished product. To enter Huaguo, you only need to invest in publicity, and then you can bring benefits to the company through film distribution, commercial performances, and endorsements. For the Asian music scene, Huaguo singers are at most semi-finished products, and they need to be retrained and packaged. , and then come up with
Therefore, at least [-]:[-], or even [-]:[-], Huacan needs to bear half of the investment cost, but only [-]% of the income.

As for entering the international music scene, it can be one-to-one, but using TY's channel resources, Huacan will bear all the expenses and be responsible for its own profits and losses, and pay [-]% of the total record cost to TY as a commission.

Su Ting frowned and said, "Are you kidding? As far as I know, Ikuqi cooperates with Gunxue and Huilijing at the same time, and the investment and income are [-]-[-]."

Shen Guanchang nodded: "The feedback from TY, Aikuqi and Gunxue, the share of Huilijing is indeed [-]-[-], but Aikuqi is the first person to eat crabs, and now the small Hallyu has a place in China , The re-entry of TY's singers belongs to the predecessors who planted trees and the descendants to enjoy the shade, while Huacan's entry into the Asian music scene is a new starting point."

Li Kai suddenly asked: "What about the acquisition?"

Shen Guanchang smiled wryly: "There's nothing to talk about."

"Why? Didn't you say that after a survey, TY ranked eighth in South Korea, the bottom among the first-tier record companies, and it's financially difficult?"

"Yes, TY has been going downhill since the first half of last year, and the performance of its singers' releases is not satisfactory. In the first half of this year, it relied on selling a first-tier and a second-tier to maintain its finances."

Shen Guanchang said: "This is also the reason why TY immediately sent people over when I, Huacan, offered an olive branch. This is because I want to turn losses into profits in advance through the Huaguo market, but cooperation is possible, but acquisitions are difficult."

"First, the market value of TY is 5 million anyway. Huacan wants to acquire 3 million in theory, enough to buy 51% of it to achieve a controlling stake, but in fact, 4 million may not be able to buy it."

"Secondly, the Korean music circle looks down on the Huaguo music circle. Even if it is acquired, unless it is managed by the original team, Huacan is only a holding in name. A lot of musicians, singers won’t be taken care of, and they will transfer in nine out of ten, it’s equivalent to buying an empty shell, and when they’re gone, how much of the channel resource network will be left?”

Seeing Li Kai frowned slightly, Shen Guanchang added: "To put it bluntly, in the eyes of others, our Huacan is a country company, an upstart, a company run by people from the city, and we want to buy a company run by people from the city. It would be strange if they didn't kill him severely."

"Even if we let the slaughter, the country people want to participate in the management and let the city people work for us after we buy it. I'm sorry, the city people don't serve us. What's the difference between this and our own company in the city? Why bother to buy it?" The wronged money?"

Li Kai was silent for a long moment, then nodded: "Understood."

Shen Guanchang hesitated and said, "Then continue talking with TY? In terms of conditions, you cross the bottom line."

Li Kai shook his head: "Release the film first, prove your strength, and then talk about it, just like when Huacan was still a studio, because you proved yourself, so you can get equality in the cooperation with Shuteng Records. When the record company has financial difficulties, it will take the initiative to post it and ask for acquisition."

Su Ting pondered for a while, and said: "Brother, I have an idea. We cooperate with Huage in China, and we can barely meet the basic conditions for releasing a film in the Asian music scene, but it is not enough. You can consider it and find second-tier records from other countries. Signing an entrustment agreement for the release of a single album in the country is equivalent to a temporary small agent in a country, and the combination will not be less effective than cooperation with Xiao Han and the first-line record companies in the island country."

Shen Guanchang's eyes brightened slightly, and he agreed: "This is a good idea. Second-tier record companies are basically private owners. They can make decisions by themselves without taking risks. They only need to be responsible for the release of their own country, and then wait to count the money. There is no reason not to agree, even if the film is released in the ten countries in the Asian region through the channel resources of Xiaohan's number one ikuqi, the effect will definitely not be as good as that of a second-tier record company in each of the ten countries."

Li squinted his eyes and said, "Will it be too much effort to run from country to country?"

Shen Guanchang patted his chest and said: "Don't worry about this, Dong Fei and I will each choose half, one country in two days, ten days to get it done, it's considered a tour."

Li Kai thought about it, and there seemed to be nothing wrong, so he said: "Okay, call a meeting with the group's senior management tomorrow, if everyone can't come up with a reason for objection, then we will do it this way."

After that, he looked up at the clock on the wall: "Let's go, let's eat."

Shen Guanchang waved his hand: "I won't go, I have an appointment tonight."

Li Kai was not reluctant, the three separated at the entrance of the group, Shen Guanchang walked out of the park, Li Kai and Su Ting went back to Huacan Records together.

Li Kai came here today, firstly to learn about the cooperation with TY, but also for the album of Future Girls, which was originally released after that year, and it has been delayed long enough.

In the conference room, Ni Houdao, Lin Yue, manager Song Ya, and assistant Xiaodong are already here, and they have ordered takeaway, which is very rich with eight dishes and one soup.

After the two of Li Kai arrived, everyone gathered around to eat, and at the same time turned on the TV to watch this week's Billboard.

After the release of the second list, when they saw that the title of An Guilong's album, which had been in the first list for 5 weeks, appeared at position 13, everyone realized something in unison, and their faces were moved.

Afterwards, the announcement of the top ranking confirmed their conjecture without any surprise.

First, "Ten Years"

Second, "East Wind Breaks"

Third, "Lydia"

Fourth, "Stubborn"

Fifth, "Jiangnan"

Sixth, "Blue Lotus"

Seventh, "Fly Higher"

Eighth, "Tornado"

Ninth, "Your Smile"

Tenth, "Twilight"

All ten songs are Li Kai's works, which appeared once last year, and this time is the second time in the history of the two charts.

In fact, the top and model of the second list are "Crescent Bay", and "Snail" is also Li Kai's work.

It is equivalent to the fact that Li Kai's work alone has won the top twelve places. Strictly speaking, it can be regarded as the birth of a new record.

The first and second titles of Shu Zhen's album deserved to stand out from the 38 new songs recommended on the two charts, and directly jumped to the first list, while the third main title ranked first on the second list, which is also very popular.

It can be said that Shu Zhen's album has become a big hit, and her transformation has been highly recognized by fans. The only suspense is whether she can successfully seal the queen.

After a good meal, and chatting for a while, Li Kai cut to the chase: "This time the future girl will release an album directly."

The three of Lin Yue were startled.

Song Ya was a little uncertain: "Young Master, what do you mean, release the film domestically?"

Li shook his head: "Twelve countries in the Asian region."

Everyone looked at each other in blank amazement.

For releases in ten countries in Asia, the total cost starts at 500 million for a single, 800 million for an album, and basically reaches [-] million in twelve countries, which is equivalent to releasing two singles in a row.

Li Kai continued: "This album contains 12 songs in three languages, four in Chinese, four in Korean, and four in Island Mandarin. For the nine songs, let teacher Feng write two, let teacher Han write two, and give the remaining five to Huage, and then choose six, let Huage contact Hong Kong Island, and the songwriters on Baodao will write lyrics."

Feng Mo is the creative director of Time Records, and Mr. Feng is the long-term songwriter of Sunset Records. They are both Chinese cafes. They must use their own resources.

In addition, Huage and Huacan have in-depth cooperation for the release of the film, and there are two long-term appointments with big names and three long-term appointments with Chinese coffee. This resource should not be wasted.

Ni Houdao took a light breath: "A trilingual album?"

Li Jing hummed: "It's not like I haven't done it before. When I went to the United States this time, I saw four-language albums, and there were even ten-language albums in the selection."

Everyone looked at the small eyes with big eyes and was dumbfounded.

If it were a different person, everyone would definitely have to discuss the pros and cons of this matter for a long time, and those who opposed it in the end, those with reservations would definitely account for the majority.

But the proposal is Li Kai, so there is nothing to say. In terms of album production, especially the arrangement of songs, Li Kai is the absolute authority. What's more, Li Kai proposed a trilingual album, and Yan Ming's three main titles are already ready. Obviously is well thought out.

"The total cost of the album is set at tens of millions, and the production period is roughly half a month to one month. It will be released at the beginning of next month at the earliest, and it should not be delayed beyond next month at the latest. I will strive to be an instant hit like the last album." Li Kai didn't intend to ask for opinions. , glanced at Lin Yue's three daughters, and under his agitated gaze, the three women looked at each other and nodded indiscriminately.

That's it, everyone is in the recording studio.

Li Kai handed over three pre-prepared scores to Xiaodong, copied N copies, and then, as in the past, he personally took charge of the song demo.

He dug out the blue guitar that Ning Lan gave him from the cabinet, put his head and shoulders in front of him, walked to the front of the microphone, adjusted the height of the microphone stand, and waited for a while. He saw the tone through the glass window. When Ni Houdao in the sound room said "Everything is ready", he flicked an arc between his fingers and played the notes.

After a melody, Li opened his mouth and sang: "Why can't I find roses that I don't want to thank? Why are the princes I met not enough princes? I didn't expect him to have glass shoes and a white horse. will become a lie"

"I Don't Want to Grow Up", one of the representative works of SHE in the previous life, won the Best Hong Kong and Taiwan Golden Melody Award in 06, and the album of the same name won the Best Album Award in China's original music pop chart.

The song is full of strong classical elements, with a romantic prelude like a Korean drama, and even some brisk tunes. It mixes traditional Chinese tongue twisters with the rhythm of Western hip-hop, and has become one of the popular music symbols. A benchmark for music borrowing inspiration from classical music.

".I don't want to grow up, there will be no fairy tales in the world when I grow up, I don't want to grow up, I would rather be stupid and stupid forever, I don't want to grow up, I will lose him when I grow up .”

The lyrics are wild and unconstrained, with a hint of melancholy and sentimentality unique to girls.

It can be said that such a song is very trendy and avant-garde for the current domestic and even Asian music scene.

Li Kai's singing imitates SHE's singing style as much as possible, with a childish and slightly rebellious singing style, which vividly shows that kind of girlishness.

After the singing was over, Li Kai was not surprised to see the bright eyes and dumbfounded expressions of the crowd. He smiled and said, "Is this song good?"

Everyone nodded in unison. It really sounds good, the tune is comfortable, the lyrics are catchy, and it is very interesting.

Li Kai asked again: "Is the popularity high?"

Everyone nodded again.

The so-called popularity has the same meaning as the degree of singing. Some songs sound good, but it is difficult to sing because of the majestic tune, the singer's singing skills, or the touching artistic conception of the lyrics.

Typical examples, such as the classic song "Li Xianglan" by the God of Songs, and Sun Nan's famous work "You Come Back" and so on.

But this song "I Don't Want to Grow Up" has all the elements of high popularity. The tune is light and beautiful but simple. When I grow up, when I grow up, I will listen to the first paragraph, and when I repeat the second paragraph, I will be able to keep up.

Li Kaisan asked: "Is it new, strange, special, refreshing and refreshing?"

Everyone nodded for the third time.

Li Kai snapped his fingers and said with a smile, "Whether it's the domestic music scene, or the Asian music scene, including the international music scene, if a song meets the above conditions, it's hard not to be popular!"

(End of this chapter)