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

Chapter 593 New environment brings new opportunities
"Young Master, some of the things I did... in the past, now that I think about it, heh, it's really ridiculous, I..."

Su Yaqing spoke hesitantly, with guilt in her eyes.

"Don't mention the past." Li Kai waved his hands and took the initiative to change the topic: "Is your coming to Nanshi a private matter, or did you accept the announcement?"

"There's a food festival here in Nanshi, and I'm invited to come and sing for three days."

Li Kai looked back and wondered, "You came alone? Didn't your manager and assistant accompany you?"

Singers above second-tier travel on business, managers and assistants are standard equipment, and divas like Su Yaqing will at least be equipped with a security guard, a driver and security guard.

Li Kai has met Su Yaqing's manager and assistant several times, but when Su Yaqing passed by before, there was no sign of these two people before and after, and even, there may not even be an accompanying security guard, otherwise, then Why did Su Yaqing have to pull the suitcase?

Su Yaqing hummed: "Sister Lu went to Hong Kong Island on a business trip, and my assistant is ill. I come here for board and lodging and travel by car. The show business will be responsible for the arrangement. It's more convenient to come and go alone."

If you are an outsider, this kind of explanation will really be believed. But Li Kai is not only an insider, but also a super-first-line player on the same level as Su Yaqing. How can he not understand that the accompanying team is the company's treatment, and the show business put it bluntly It is an intermediary, helping to book a hotel, and providing a car will be in place.

He quickly thought of something, and had half a guess in his mind. Looking at Su Yaqing, who had lost the publicity and pomp of the past, and was a little more low-key and restrained, he just nodded without pointing it out.

Not long ago, Ning Lan mentioned to him on the phone that Su Yaqing lost a total of 1000 million in gambling contracts, most of which were on snow mats, and signed a package contract for more than [-] commercial performances in a year to repay.

The accompanying team is dispatched, and the air tickets, hotel room and board expenses are not a small sum. For a person with negative equity, it is natural to save as much as possible, and it is most practical to use it to offset debts
After chatting a few more gossips, Su Yaqing talked about the impact of Shu Zhen's successful transformation on the circle. Li Kai was surprised to hear that. He only heard Qiao Li mention it before, and didn't take it seriously. But I didn't expect that the influence would be so great.

Among other things, within the five giants, every one of them is now a mess
"Originally, Gunxue intends to update the new generation, and in addition to cooperating with ikuqi to introduce Xiaohan singers, me, Su Zhou Ziming, Qi Xiaoliang, singers who became famous in the era of lyrical and slow songs, the resources have been cut again and again, but now, But it gave us a chance."

Su Yaqing paused, and said with some hesitation: "You, can you give me some advice, how to transform is more suitable for me?"

Seeing Li Kai drinking the milk, Su Yaqing was afraid that he might misunderstand, and hurriedly said: "I know, you can't write songs for me, I just want you to give me some pointers, this transformation is given by the company. My last chance."

Looking at her hopeful and earnest eyes, Li Kai was silent for a while, and said: "I remember that the album you released at the end of last year had a full moon sales of the default double platinum, which is not bad."

Su Yaqing said bitterly: "The first and second titles of that album are the works of Luo Yusheng, he won't write songs for me anymore."

Li Kai didn't gossip about it, thought for a while, and said, "With your popularity, you don't need to change deliberately, you just need to maintain the original style. Within two or three years, the sales of the album should be guaranteed to be one and a half platinum."

Su Yaqing's expression darkened, and a little self-mockery overflowed from the corner of her mouth.

Li opened his eyes and shook his head: "I'm not perfunctory, I'm just seeking truth from facts. Transformation is risky. If ten singers try to transform, no more than two will succeed, and half of them will be born because of the transformation." Losing your original popularity, you are a queen after all, and you are far from dead, so it is not worth taking such a risk."

These words are not aimless. In the past life on Earth, no matter whether it is domestic or foreign, there are very few people who have become famous because of the decline in popularity, and have transformed and regained their popularity.

A very important reason is preconceived.

It's like, it's easy to draw on a piece of white paper, but it's difficult to re-edit a finished painting. If you have to forcibly modify it, the final result is often that the number of people who appreciate the original painting is lost than those who appreciate the new one. The number of people drawn increases.

Shu Zhen's successful transformation is just an example, not universal.

In addition, Su Yaqing is only a half-idol and half-strength singer, and her singing skills cannot be said to be bad, but there is nothing particularly outstanding in her voice. The plasticity is not high, and the difficulty of transformation is even greater.

From Li Kai's point of view, it is true that it is better to remain unchanged than to change.

Su Yaqing frowned and thought, and felt that there was some truth, but she shook her head lightly, and sighed: "Record companies value new singers because they value their potential. Even if they fail once, they will give them a chance. Singers above the top line, because they can make money for the company, once they find that their popularity is declining, they will decisively reduce the investment of resources, and try to maximize the current popularity as much as possible.”

As he said that, he looked up at Li Kai, and said seriously: "Because I am a queen, I have already passed the training period, and my popularity has declined. If the next album can't make me regain my popularity, the company I won't give another chance, waiting for me will be one commercial performance after another, until I'm completely dead, this is in the best interests of the company."

Su Yaqing took a deep breath: "I'll tell you the truth, I owe the company a large sum of money. If it's purely for business performances, it will take at least two years to pay it off. After two years, I have no savings, and I have nothing left of popularity. Few, at that time, without financial assistance, my life in the future will be a problem."

"The two albums I released before barely reached the default double platinum status, especially the second one. The sales volume began to drop sharply three weeks after its release. In addition to the factors of negative news exposure, the song style is also one of the important factors. This is a common phenomenon in the circle, and I don't think I will be an exception."

".So, no matter how big the risk is, I must take it."

Li Kai was silent for a while after hearing this, but he didn't try to persuade her to give up, and nodded slowly.

If Su Yaqing wants to regain her popularity with the next album like Ning Lan after her comeback, and continue with her original style, without a masterpiece as the main title of the album, the possibility is really unlikely.

Su Yaqing didn't demand Li Kai's opinion anymore, she took the initiative to change the subject, chatted a few more words, and before she got up to leave, she apologized again: "I'm sorry about the past, thank you for not pursuing it, otherwise , and I won't have another chance."

After all, she breathed a sigh of relief, she came here on purpose, the biggest purpose was to apologize and thank Li Kai, she knew in her heart that if Li Kai chased her hard, let alone another chance to release the film, she might run away Repaying debts in commercial performances is an extravagant hope.

You know, there are dozens of singers under Huacan, and there are no two hands above the first-line. It has reached the point where the performance companies have to look at their faces. As long as Li Kai says a word, they can block Li Kai's works like the five giants. In that way, let the performance market close the door to her.

Li Kai waved his hands indifferently, and said slowly: "If you want to make a comeback with the next record, I think that instead of risking transformation, it is better to maintain the original style and make a slight change, jump out of the country, challenge the Asian music scene, and even the international music scene. .”

Su Yaqing was startled.

Li Kai said lightly: "A new environment brings new opportunities. You have already been established in the minds of domestic fans, and the chances of a successful transition are not high. However, in the Asian music scene, the international music scene is almost a new beginning. With your Image, coupled with the cooperation between Rolling Snow and Ikuqi, if you can let Xiao Han, a songwriter, and Dazhong coffee, customize a few songs for you according to the current trend of the Asian music scene, it may not be an instant hit."

"In addition, in the domestic music scene, the company looks at you with the standard of a queen, but in the foreign music scene, they will regard you as a newcomer. As long as your album sales exceed expectations, I think the company will definitely give you another chance and continue to invest resources in you. "

Su Yaqing's eyes lit up, she digested for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Two hours later, the plane landed at Beijing Airport.

Li Kai passed the security check, met Fang Qiong who had been waiting for a long time, and followed the latter to the underground garage.

With a beep, Fang Qiong used the sensor key to turn on a brand new blue donkey in the parking space. Li Kai sat in the co-pilot, inspected the luxurious interior, and said with a tusk: "Hua Ge is not bad. Boss, the car that Jing Yun was given is much higher than the treatment given to me by Time Records."

The donkey in this world is similar to the BMW in the previous life.

At present, there are only imports, and there are no domestic ones. The whole set of this car is not less than 50 yuan, which is equivalent to a [-]-square-meter commercial house in the sub-center of Beijing.

Fang Qiong shot him a look: "The company only provides Jingyun with a business car. I bought this car. I usually take Jingyun to and from get off work."

Li Kai blinked: "Sister Fang, I didn't realize before that you are a rich woman."

Fang Qiong almost vomited blood: "I am a rich woman, compared with you and your wife, I am poor. My whole family can't match the income of any one of you from releasing a record. I didn't buy this car for my own enjoyment. It’s to match Jing Yun’s identity, if any top-tier singer in the company doesn’t drive a car worth more than 30 yuan, I can’t let Jing Yun commute to get off work every day in a car worth more than 10,000 yuan.”

Li Kai touched his nose and said with a smile: "It makes sense, it makes sense."

Fang Qiong drove the car to the ground, turned the steering wheel, got on the road, and then talked about the business: "Yesterday, I was with Jingyun and talked to the music director. , but I understand that it is difficult to release a film or an album in the international music scene!"

Li Kai was not surprised: "Is it a problem of funds, or a problem of channel resources?"

"All."

Fang Qiong said: "The international music scene starts at 1 million yuan to release an album. Even if it is calculated based on the total cost of 5 million yuan released by Huacan's singers, it is four in one, and the risk of success or failure is several times higher. fan."

"I estimate that even if the liquidity in Huage's books can be taken out, it is almost bottomed out. To put it bluntly, if the sale fails and the money is lost, Huage will immediately fall into financial crisis."

"Besides, after jumping out of the Asian region, the Omi market, Huage's channel resources can't be reached, and we have to find cooperation with record companies in Europe and the United States. The operation here is not that simple."

Fang Qiong hesitated for a moment before saying: "According to the additional terms in Jing Yun's contract renewal, it is guaranteed that two albums released in no less than 8 countries in Asia will be released in the international music scene at once. This leap is too great."

Li Kai heard Fang Qiong's backing down, but he said disapprovingly: "Jingyun is almost 24, if she waits for the Asian music scene to release two albums before entering the international music scene, it will take at least two years. Her golden period."

Fang Qiong smiled wryly, her words were good, but Hua Ge was not Hua Can, Li Kai had the final say on the latter, but others had the final say on the former.

Li Kai stretched his waist: "Since Huage is cooperating with Huacan, I mean Hua will always consider it carefully. If Huage thinks the risk is too great, Huacan can bear part of it. Anyway, the risk is proportional to the benefit."

Fang Qiong didn't try to persuade her anymore, she just said: "Don't force it too much, just make the relationship too rigid."

"rest assured."

Half an hour later, Fang Qiong drove into the park, reversed the car into the parking space, and after getting off the car, the two entered Huage, and before they reached He Jingyun's rest room, a man and a woman walked up to each other, their faces not looking very good nice.

Li Kai knew both of them, it was Liu Huiying and her manager, Fan Weiqiang.

"Sister Liu, Brother Qiang." Li Kai took the initiative to say hello. When the two saw Li Kai, they both showed surprise and exchanged a few words. Are you free? Huiying and I invite you and Jingyun to dinner."

Liu Huiying immediately said: "I'm not invited to the engagement banquet between you and Jingyun, I invite you to have a meal and congratulate me, won't I lose face?"

Speaking of this, Fang Qiong spoke again, obviously letting Li Kai decide for himself, and he said: "Sister Liu and Brother Qiang will definitely give me face, and I have to invite this meal, but I'm not sure if I'm free tonight. , if it doesn't work, just change the time, anyway, I will take a while when I come to the capital, contact me later?"

The two of Liu Huiying agreed.

He Jingyun's lounge is at the deepest part of the corridor. Fang Qiong knocked on the door. He Jingyun and Hu Jia sat on the sofa eating fruit. Seeing Li Kai, He Jingyun smiled and waved. Hu Jia just glanced at her and continued to eat without saying hello. my own.

With Li Kai's current status in the circle, Hujia is the only one who dares to meet an assistant who pretends not to be there and doesn't even say hello.

"Jingyun, your assistant is more famous than you, why don't you teach me?" Li Kai walked over, sat down beside He Jingyun, and handed out two slices of oranges from He Jingyun's hand and stuffed them into his mouth.

He Jingyun smiled and narrowed her eyes: "I can't take care of it, I want to take care of you and ask your brother to take care of it."

Li Kai nodded thoughtfully: "Indeed."

Hu Jia snorted, and glared at Li Kai: "You slapped your head and thought it was right, and Jing Yun and I were scolded by President Hua."

Fang Qiong's eyes moved: "Have you gone to see Mr. Hua?"

Hu Jia pouted: "It's not that we are looking for Mr. Hua, but Mr. Hua is looking for Jingyun. I will accompany Jingyun there and be trained together."

(End of this chapter)