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

Chapter 595

When Li Kai called to make an appointment with Shan Weidong at noon, Shan Weidong said he wanted to bring a friend, Li Kai naturally had no objection, and didn't ask any more questions on the phone, and the moment he saw it, he turned out to be an acquaintance.

The quasi-heavenly king Zhao Yongkang, Becca's No. [-] singer, Huacan and Becca collaborated once last year. Li Kai was the guest singer at the last stop of Zhao Yongkang's tour, and the release of Future Girl's first album added to Becca's development film channel.

"Could it be that you also came here specifically to consult me ​​about the transformation?"

With this idea in his mind unconsciously, Li opened his mouth and started to chuckle. Zhao Yongkang's situation is similar to that of Su Yaqing, Zhao Chuanxiong, and Liu Huiying.
Soon, this idea turned into reality. They sat down, ordered the dishes, and waited for the dishes to be served. Everyone drank tea and chatted.

The advice given by Li Kai is exactly the same, the transformation is not as good as entering the foreign music scene.

Inspired by Zhao Yongkang, he was moved, but he was more hesitant, and then said: "I don't want to think about the international music scene. If the Asian music scene is concerned, the possibility of releasing an album is not high. If it is a single, if you want to achieve a breakthrough, difficult!"

Li Kai did not deny that, regardless of the past life on Earth or this world, at the end of the 90s, it is not uncommon to rely on a song to become famous for several years, but it is difficult to become famous in one fell swoop with a song.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as the theme song of Titanic, such as the theme song of the Lion King, but there are prerequisites. The two singers themselves are the kings and queens of the international music scene. Amazing box office worldwide
He said: "The single, to put it bluntly, is just testing the waters, we still have to strive to release an album."

Zhao Yongkang showed a wry smile: "The lowest standard in the Asian music scene, at least 8 countries release films, and the cost of albums starts at tens of millions."

Li Kai shrugged: "The cost of a single song is also 500 million. The album is equivalent to a two-in-one single. The retail price is 1.5 to 1.8 times that of a single. The difficulty of selling double platinum for a single is similar to that of selling [-] gold for an album. From a financial point of view, releasing an album is much more profitable than a single.”

Zhao Yongkang smiled bitterly: "This is true in terms of profit, but if it loses money, it will be doubled, or even multiple times. A single will be released at a cost of 400 million, and the sales will be platinum. The company will lose millions, which is within the acceptable range. , release an album at a cost of tens of millions, sell platinum, and lose more than 500 million. If it falls to the head of a first-tier record company, it may immediately fall into financial crisis. Even the giants will be hurt. .”

Shan Weidong joked: "Li Kai, do you think every record company is Huacan, with tens of millions of dollars piled up there?"

As he said that, he took a look at Liu Mingliang: "Even if Mingliang asked to release an album in the Asian music scene, Nisuo would be very cautious. The cost of tens of millions is just the beginning. In Daoguo and Xiaohan, first-line singers release albums. It has reached more than 1 million, and Asian kings and queens like An Guilong and Li Zhihui have exceeded 2 million, and there may be more in the future."

Li Kai smiled noncommittally: "It is indeed very risky for a certain singer to release an album in the Asian music scene under a domestic record company, but if it is owned by multiple record companies, most of the singers will release it collectively in the Asian music scene." album, the risk will be much smaller.”

Seeing the puzzled expressions of Liu Mingliang and the three of them, Li Kai explained: "The example of Little Korean Wave is out there. If it's just a little Korean singer who uses the same promotional campaign and then releases a film, even if it's Li Zhizhi, An Guilong, etc. The kings and queens may not be able to win double-platinum or above sales in Huaguo, but a group of Korean singers have come, releasing films one after another, triple-platinum is like commonplace, even in such a crowded environment in May and June, my Huacan's Singer Zhang Zhang is a big seller, singer Xiao Han can still enter the top ten weekly sales, and there are two newcomers among them."

Liu Mingliang and the other three looked thoughtful after hearing this.

After a while, Shan Weidong said: "You mean, if the little Korean singers can set off a little Korean wave in China, if our Chinese singers do the same, they can also set off a Chinese wave in the Asian music scene."

Hua Guoliu, this is a new term, very refined.

Li opened his eyes with a look of approval: "That's right, the image of male and female singers in China is even higher than that of Xiaohan and island singers, and their singing skills are not inferior, especially those above the first-line top streamers. Their own conditions are definitely enough to bring them up." A trend."

This kind of conclusion does not just come from a mouthful. The domestic top-notch, quasi-superior and super-first-line singers, except Li Kai, He Jingyun, Xu Qiaoling and other new stars, the rest are basically veteran singers who debuted in the mid-to-late 80s.

In that era, the selection of debut singers was much more stringent than it is now. They were all handsome and beautiful, with excellent singing skills, and they were the best among them.

Of course, there are also flaws in its own conditions, that is, it is a bit older, which is automatically ignored by Li Kai. After all, around 30 years old, no matter whether it is placed in the Asian music scene or the international music scene, it is still in the middle of the singer's peak period. In the later stage, at least it is also the peak period.

Liu Mingliang laughed, and said: "Li Kai, your thinking is really just inspired by the little Korean wave?"

Li opened his eyes and blinked, a little confused.

Regardless of whether he really didn't know or was pretending to be stupid, Liu Mingliang said: "Actually, it has been staged in the domestic music scene for a long time. At the end of the 80s, rock and roll suddenly emerged and became the mainstream. Rock bands have transformed from first-line record companies to giants, and the Big Three have become the Big Four."

"In the 90s, rock began to decline, and lyrical slow songs rose rapidly. At the same time, inspirational songs, fast songs, sweet songs, dance R&B genres, etc. rose one after another, and thus entered a period of chaos. At the most chaotic time, ten albums were released. Rock and lyrical slow songs add up to 5, inspirational songs and sweet songs add up to 3, and the remaining 2 belong to other genres."

"The real turning point came in the middle of 91. Nisso first reached an agreement with Becca, and the second-tier and above singers collectively focused on lyrical slow songs, and then found Huilijing, and Hua, who ranked first among first-tier record companies, In the end, the four companies reached an agreement, and these four companies accounted for [-]% of the second-tier and above singers in the circle, and [-]% of the first-tier singers.”

"In just half a year, lyrical slow songs have become the best. Later, although Rolling Snow did not join in, except for the two bands of Metal Bird and Kaizuo, all other singers focused on lyrical slow songs. In the middle of 92, lyrical slow songs A dominance pattern has initially formed.”

"However, Huage obtained a record-breaking transfer fee by virtue of Wang Jingfang's transfer to Huilijing, and Zhao Chuanxiong became the king, and Liu Huiying climbed to the top of the first line and transformed into a giant. The four giants became the top five."

Speaking of this, Liu Mingliang took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "In essence, the thinking of those record companies is the same as yours. The period of chaos is over so soon, and lyrical and slow songs can achieve a certain level. The dominance of stocks is driven by the joint efforts of capital and a large number of singers, which abruptly created the trend of an era."

Shan Weidong said lightly, and continued: "That's why, Singer Xiao Han only released a few records when he entered the country. Nisuo, Beka, and Hua Ge will quickly reach an agreement, even if you are crowned king. I want to help you with all my strength, it is a lesson from the past."

Aside, Zhao Yongkang nodded by default.

Li Kai smiled: "It turns out that there is such an inside story, and I have gained a lot of knowledge today. In other words, do you think it is feasible to apply this idea to the Asian music scene?"

Liu Mingliang shook his head, "I'll tell you the behind-the-scenes truth behind the unification of lyrical and slow songs. In fact, it's very important to tell you that this behind-the-scenes promotion requires the cooperation of capital and a large number of singers."

"The singer is naturally not a problem. I have always believed that the singers in China are not inferior to the singers in the island country and South Korea. The level of song creation, I don't think the songwriters in China are much worse than those in these two countries. I will refund [-] You can also make an appointment with songwriters from these two countries."

"The problem lies in the capital. At the time of the civil war, the three giants Jia Huage dared to join forces. It was viewed from top to bottom. They are the bankers and have the confidence. However, the five domestic giants in the Asian music scene are not enough. , Xiao Han's leader, Ai Kuqi, has a family whose size and assets can surpass the sum of the five giants."

"Ikuchi dared to come to our country to stir up wind and rain, and spent tens of millions of publicity in the early stage, but did not dare to go to the island country to play a game, because Ikuchi only ranked third in the Asian region, and the first and second were Sol of the island country. And Sakura Music Club."

"Without the support of capital, no matter how good a singer's condition is, it's hard for a smart woman to cook without rice. It is theoretically feasible to set off a Chinese trend in the Asian music scene, but in reality, it is difficult!"

Li Kai didn't refute, nor agreed, just thoughtful.

At this time, two waiters came in, one was pushing a dining cart and put plates of cold dishes on the table, and the other was pouring drinks for the four of Li Kai.

The four had a drink, then chatted while eating, without continuing the previous topic.

After eating for an hour, I went outdoors for a long walk after the meal, and finally walked around to the tennis court.

Li Kai and Liu Mingliang competed for a round first, then Shan Weidong replaced Li Kai, and then Zhao Yongkang replaced Liu Mingliang
Liu Mingliang walked to the sidelines, took two sips of the mineral water handed by Li Kai, and just sat down on his buttocks, when he heard Li Kai say: "Brother Liang, Su Yaqing, Zhao Chuanxiong, and Liu Huiying have all looked for me before, and they all intend to transform , let me give some advice, the advice I give is the same as that given to Brother Zhao, instead of transforming, it is better to jump out of the country and challenge the Asian music scene, and even the international music scene."

During the meal just now, Zhao Yongkang didn't talk much, and his aura was relatively dull. I don't know if he was preoccupied with the transformation, or he felt that Li Kai's advice was just perfunctory.

Since they are friends of Liu Mingliang and Shan Weidong, Li Kai felt it necessary to explain.

Liu Mingliang looked at him: "I understand, in fact, a large number of veteran singers in the circle are indeed unable to keep up with the trend, including me, it is an indisputable fact that their popularity has declined, but they are just unwilling. Shu Zhen's successful transformation is like a The light of hope, even if you know that the chance of copying it on your body is very small, you must try it.

Li Kai blinked: "Brother Liang, according to you, you also want to transform?"

There was a hint of playfulness in Liu Mingliang's eyes: "If you can keep it, or even increase its popularity, it's okay. Can you give me some pointers?"

Li Kai said: "Enter the Asian music scene, and even the international music scene."

Liu Mingliang stared at him for a few seconds: "Are you sure?"

Li Jing said: "To tell you the truth, I asked you out tonight for this purpose. Next, Huacan's singers will release videos one by one in the Asian music scene, imitating the little Korean wave, and strive to set off a wave of Huaguo music. Chao, but with Huacan's financial resources, as you said, I don't have enough confidence to sit in this village, so I want to pull people down. To join, Nisuo is the first of the five giants, and the natural first choice, as long as Nisuo Once Sorken joins the group, I am sure to attract more people to join the group."

Seeing that Li Kai didn't mean to be half joking, Liu Mingliang became serious, thought for a while, and said, "You mean, I'm going to persuade the company to let me release an album in the Asian music scene?"

Li Kai nodded, then shook his head again: "Not only that, what I hope is that Nisuo can release two records within three months, one album in the Asian music scene, and one single or album in the international music scene."

Seeing Liu Mingliang's surprised expression, Li Kai hurriedly raised his hand: "Don't worry, listen to me, Hua Can and Hua Ge have already reached a cooperation, and now the question of whether He Jingyun's album will be released in the Asian music scene or the international music scene There was some disagreement, and I needed Nisso to release an album in the international music scene as a reference, so that I could be confident in persuading Hua Ge to let He Jingyun release a film in the international music scene.”

"However, He Jingyun, Zhao Chuanxiong, and Liu Huiying are the three biggest singers under Huage. He Jingyun's release treatment has changed from the release of the Asian music scene stated in the original contract extension to the international music scene. Zhao Chuanxiong and Liu Huiying will be released in the Asian music scene. The request for an album, if the company wants to level things up, it has to agree."

"In this way, it is equivalent to Huacan, Nisuo, and Huage joining forces. With this foundation, it will be much easier for Rabeka and Daishi to join the team. Brother Zhao can also refer to Zhao Chuanxiong and Liu Huiying in turn to ask the company The Asian music scene releases an album."

"With the five families together, how difficult is it to set off a Huaguo trend in the Asian music scene?"

Liu Mingliang couldn't help but take a deep breath after hearing this, and said deeply: "You play such a big game of chess that you have counted half of the domestic music circle, you can tell me how much Huacan's capital is, probably not It's a white wolf with an empty head."

"how is this possible"

Li Kai gave a slap: "In the next three months, Huacan will release at least 2 albums, 4 singles in the Asian music scene, and 1 single in the international music scene, with a total cost of no less than 5 million. "

After all, he made a promise: "As a condition for Laniso's joining, the release of the two albums can only fall on you and Sister Mo. I will be responsible for your single or album title."

(End of this chapter)